American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten lashed out at Ron DeSantis, accusing him of 'race baiting' over an African American studies course.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, along with members of Congress, parents and caregiving advocates hold a press conference.was among those who criticized Weingarten's hit against DeSantis, writing,"Hey @rweingarten how exactly does"queer theory" apply to AP African American Studies?"
Activist and columnist Avatans Kumar said,"It’s not about African American Studies. FL does well on that count. The Left is mad about not being able to indoctrinate kids in the name of education." The College Board decided to purge the woke content in its proposed AP African studies course after Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., criticized it.
The College Board announced plans to revise the course's framework last week after DeSantis and Florida's Education Department rejected the initial proposal. DeSantis claimed the course's content was"historically inaccurate" and garnered support from Leon County, Florida Democratic Commissioner Bill Proctor who said the framework was"off-course" from other African-American studies frameworks and slammed its content as"trash" during the closing remarks of a Jan. 24 commission meeting.
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