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The Florida DO is rejecting the College Board's claim that its AP Psychology course was banned from the state's public school classes.

The College Board said Thursday that the Florida Department of Education banned AP Psychology in the state due to sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum concerns – a stipulation of Gov. Ron DeSantis' new legislation that bans the instruction of these topics in elementary, middle and high schools.

Two of Central Florida's largest school districts have decided to no longer offer AP Psychology after a move from the Florida Department of Education that said it will no longer allow the course to be offered for college credit amid sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum concerns.

The College Board says schools in Florida should not offer its Advanced Placement course in psychology to students, citing new Florida education rules.

Psychology experts believe that excluding gender and sexuality-oriented topics from the course will only hurt students, not protect them.

After the College Board announced Florida schools should not offer AP Psychology courses over the state’s requirement to exclude its gender and human sexuality unit, Seminole County Public Schools said it is offering its students an alternative course that would fulfill college credit requirements.

The announcement sent shock waves across the state as students in many school districts prepare to return to school in less than a week.

The College Board recommended Florida schools withhold the course due to state directives to cut material on sexual orientation or gender identity.

The College Board says schools in Florida should not offer its Advanced Placement course in psychology to students, citing guidance from state officials to exclude content on sexual orientation and gender identity.

MIAMI (AP) — The first time the College Board bumped up against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s efforts to inject conservative ideals into education standards, it ultimately revamped the Advanced Placement course for African American studies, watering down curriculum on slavery reparations and the Black Lives Matter movement — and a nationwide backlash ensued. Now, faced […]