The DeSantis administration is continuing a radical and reactionary experiment on the students of Florida, Zeeshan Aleem writes.
that any course taught without those components would violate college requirements, and as a result, “the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology.”
DeSantis’ administration treats students as guinea pigs for a radical experiment in reactionary paternalism. AP Psychology has included content about sexual and gender identity since its inception 30 years ago. And it’s not a peripheral part of the curriculum, as the development committee responsible for guiding the AP Psychology course made clear in a statement:
No experienced educator or practitioner in our field would support the decision to make these topics off limits.
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