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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.