{"id":1990258,"date":"2023-08-03T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T00:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-bans-ap-psychology-courses-over-gender-identity-curriculum-as-a-result-of-desantis-legislation\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T20:11:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T00:11:58","slug":"florida-bans-ap-psychology-courses-over-gender-identity-curriculum-as-a-result-of-desantis-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-bans-ap-psychology-courses-over-gender-identity-curriculum-as-a-result-of-desantis-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida bans AP psychology courses due to DeSantis law targeting gender identity curriculum."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-bans-ap-psychology-courses-over-gender-identity-curriculum-as-a-result-of-desantis-legislation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1990258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida Bans Teaching Advanced Placement Psychology, Citing State Law<\/h2>\n<p>The state of Florida has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miranda-lambert-told-to-get-over-herself-after-stopping-mid-performance-to-shame-fans\/\" title=\"Miranda Lambert urged to move on after halting show to scold fans.\">recently made \u2064headlines<\/a> by barring the teaching of Advanced Placement (AP) psychology, claiming that the curriculum on sexual orientation\u2062 and gender identity is &#8220;illegal under\u2062 state law.&#8221; This decision, \u200dwhich has\u200c sparked \u200dcontroversy, is a result of Governor Ron DeSantis&#8217;s legislation known as the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; \u2062law.<\/p>\n<p>The original \u2063intention of this law was to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-bans-ap-psychology-courses-over-gender-identity-curriculum-as-a-result-of-desantis-legislation\/\" title=\"Florida bans AP psychology courses due to DeSantis law targeting gender identity curriculum.\">prohibit \u200dclassroom\u2063 instruction<\/a> on sexual \u2064orientation and \u200cgender identity for students in kindergarten through third grade. However, DeSantis pushed for an expansion of these restrictions to apply to all K-12 students. \u200dIn April of this \u200cyear, the Florida Board of Education approved the 2022 measure.<\/p>\n<h3>College Board Condemns\u2064 the Ban<\/h3>\n<p>The College Board, the organization responsible for the AP program, has strongly \u2064condemned the Florida Department of Education&#8217;s decision. In a press statement, they expressed their concern that this ban would disrupt the college readiness and affordability\u200b plans of thousands of Florida \u2064students who are currently registered for AP Psychology, one of the most popular\u2063 AP classes in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education, on the other\u2063 hand, has placed the blame \u200don\u200c the College Board for their refusal to modify their courses \u200bto meet the requirements \u200cof Florida&#8217;s \u200claw. Cassie Palelis, the deputy director of communications for the Department of Education, criticized the College Board&#8217;s actions, stating, &#8220;Just one week before school starts, the College Board \u200bis\u2064 attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supply-chain-issues-force-school-districts-to-switch-gears-on-meals\/\" title=\"Supply Chain Issues Force School Districts To Switch Gears On Meals\">force school districts<\/a> to prevent students from taking the AP Psychology Course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The College Board has made it clear \u200bthat they\u2064 will not alter their courses to accommodate the restrictions imposed by Florida&#8217;s law. This\u200d stance has significant consequences for schools that\u2064 choose to \u200ccontinue offering the\u200d AP Psychology course without including all the required curricula from the board. The AP status will be removed from \u200dthe\u200d course, and \u200cit will no\u2064 longer\u200b be included in the AP\u200d Course Ledger \u2064provided to colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>Other programs, such as\u200b the International Baccalaureate, have had no issues complying with Florida&#8217;s law. The Department of Education emphasized that they did not &#8220;ban&#8221; the course \u200cand that\u2064 it \u2064remains listed in Florida&#8217;s Course Code Directory for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wash-gov-inslee-signs-bill-banning-sports-teams-use-of-native-american-mascots\/\" title=\"Wash. Gov. Inslee signs bill banning sports teams\u2019 use of Native American mascots\">upcoming school year<\/a>. They urged the\u2064 College Board to prioritize the needs of Florida students\u200d and continue offering\u200d the course while allowing teachers\u200c to operate accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner \u200dhas reached\u200b out to Governor DeSantis&#8217;s team \u200dfor\u2064 comment on this matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has banned the teaching of Advanced Placement psychology, citing it as illegal due to state laws. This decision is a result of Governor Ron Desantis&#8217;s legislation, known as the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; law, which initially prohibited discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten classrooms. 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