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The revised course for high-school students rolls back references to racial justice movements and LGBTQ issues.

The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies was released Wednesday downplays some components that had drawn criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who said the class would be outlawed in his state. In the new framework, topics including Black Lives Matter, queer life and intersectionality are not part of the exam. They are included only on a list of optional areas of research that that local states and school systems could choose from for assignments. The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S.

The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.

The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday removed topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday downplays topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.