On one hand, one can simply strike evolution from the curriculum and replace it other science topics (not intelligent design!). There is practically an unlimited body of science available to teach. For example, teach more chemistry or physics instead. Kids these days don't get taught any quantum chromodynamics.
On the other hand, the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is probably one of the most important practical science lessons that children should learn, and will directly affect their actions when using antibiotics or antibacterial products. The story of human evolution which directly contradicts the Bible, the story of why we came to be how we are, is also vitally important. It gives an explanation, with predictive power, of why we humans act and think the way we do.
Is science education more importantly intended to teach how science works (curiosity and testing hypotheses by experiment), or teaching important scientific results that will be useful for your adult life?
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