In the context of public schools, the ADL has taken the position that because creationism and intelligent design are religious beliefs, and the government is prohibited from endorsing the beliefs of any particular religion, they should not be taught in science classrooms: "The U.S. Constitution guarantees the rights of Americans to believe the religious theories of creation (as well as other theories), but it does not permit them to be taught in public school science classes."
U kontekstu javnih škola ADL je zauzeo stav da zbog toga što su kreacionizam i inteligentni dizajn religijska vjerovanja, a budući da je vlada zabranila poučavanje vjerovanja bilo koje religije, njih ne bi smjelo poučavati u prirodoslovnim predmetima: "Američki Ustav jamči prava Amerikanaca da vjeruju u religijske teorije kreacije (kao i u ostale teorije), ali ne dopušta njihovo poučavanje u prirodoslovnim predmetima javnih škola."