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O.C. Teacher Won't Pay For Anti-Creationism Remark

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Sep 16, 2009 10:44 am US/Pacific

O.C. Teacher Won't Pay For Anti-Creationism Remark

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ― An Orange County federal judge said a high school teacher, who disparaged creationism in class, violated a student's constitutional rights but won't pay any damages.

A ruling Tuesday effectively bars 17-year-old Chad Farnan of Mission Viejo from recovering damages or legal fees in his nearly 2-year-old lawsuit. The judge said James Corbett has federal immunity.

The teen's lawyer said he'll appeal.

The student claimed the Capistrano Valley High School teacher disparaged Christian beliefs and asked that he be fired or barred from making such comments.

The judge rejected that, but ruled in May that Corbett had violated constitutional restrictions on government establishment of religion by referring to creationism as "religious, superstitious nonsense."

(© 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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