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(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents “that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law,” College Board announced Thursday. In June, the College Board reported […]
The Florida Department of Education has banned AP Psychology courses throughout the state due to sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum concerns, the College Board said in a statement Thursday.
Ron DeSantis’s government has banned instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, effectively also banning the class
Tetra Images/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- The Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents "that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law," College Board announced Thursday. In June, the College Board reported that it was asked by the Florida Department of Education Office of Articulation to potentially modify its courses to suit Florida law and exclude topics of gender and sexual orientation. College Board refused, saying it cannot modify course...
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The College Board claims its AP Psychology course was "effectively banned" in Florida because of the state's laws on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity.