Who sets University standards?

[catsittingstill]

randwolf pointed me at an interesting article this morning.

Apparently Calvary Chapel Christian School is suing the University of California over what courses the UC will accept as meeting entrance requirements. For instance, Calvary has a biology course in which the textbook specifies that the bible is always right, and any scientific observations that conflict with it must be wrong.(?!) The UC will not accept that biology course as meeting minimum entry requirements. (I should hope to shout!)

Calvary is playing the persecuted victim and trying to get the courts to force UC to accept this course.

I don't understand why this case hasn't been tossed arse over teakettle down the courthouse steps to the accompaniment of hearty laughter.

Comments

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Thanks for explaining. It seems pretty frivolous to me, but then, I'm a biologist :-)

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

"Frivolous," as used by lawyers, would mean, "the allegations may or may not be true, but they are unquestionably without legal merit on their face." A classic (and tragically humorous) case is Tyler v. Carter, 151 F.R.D. 537 (S.D.N.Y. 1993), a copy of which can be found at http://members.aol.com/schwenkler/wcc/tyler.htm.

In the Cavalry case, there is enough legal merit in the allegations that it should survive a challenge both for frivolousness and failure to state a legally sufficient claim. The facts, however, appear to be overwhelmingly against the plaintiff.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay. I appreciate your explanation.