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The next day, Commissioner Paredes formally recommended that the full Board deny the application, which the Board promptly did. In the same day, Mr. Joe Stafford, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research, read for the record portions of a Texas statute expressing an objective to "prevent public deception in the face of 'fraudulent' or 'substandard' college and university degrees." As with Mr. Paredes' "separate panel," ICR staff had no opportunity to respond to the obvious implied accusation of fraud that Assistant Commissioner Stafford had just leveled against the School.<ref name=Morris2/>

The next day, Commissioner Paredes formally recommended that the full Board deny the application, which the Board promptly did. In the same day, Mr. Joe Stafford, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research, read for the record portions of a Texas statute expressing an objective to "prevent public deception in the face of 'fraudulent' or 'substandard' college and university degrees." As with Mr. Paredes' "separate panel," ICR staff had no opportunity to respond to the obvious implied accusation of fraud that Assistant Commissioner Stafford had just leveled against the School.<ref name=Morris2/>

As of April 26, 2008, Dr. Morris is considering his options, which include:

As of May 4, 2008, Dr. Morris is considering his options, which include:

# An administrative appeal.

# An administrative appeal.

# Recasting and resubmitting his proposal.

# Recasting and resubmitting his proposal.

# Suing the State of Texas.<ref name=Haurwitz/>

# Suing the State of Texas.<ref name=Haurwitz/>

In his press release that he issued after the Board's April 24 decision, Dr. Morris called attention to some questionable procedures by Commissioner Paredes, Assistant Commissioner Stafford, the Board, and its committees.<ref name=Morris2/> As of April 26, 2008, Dr. Morris had not said publicly which of his three options he would pursue.

In his press release that he issued after the Board's April 24 decision, Dr. Morris called attention to some questionable procedures by Commissioner Paredes, Assistant Commissioner Stafford, the Board, and its committees.<ref name=Morris2/> As of May 4, 2008, Dr. Morris had not said publicly which of his three options he would pursue. But on May 4 he placed a full-page advertisement in local newspapers all over Texas, calling attention to the THECB action and to the larger issue of whether "all scientists must believe in evolution."

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