College Board advises Florida schools to not offer AP Psychology after state says lessons about gender identity and sexuality would violate state law - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% :Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Parental Rights in Education" bill into law, which bans certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
49% : After reviewing the proposed rule the following month, Florida's education board voted to ban teaching students about sexual orientation and gender identity through high school.
48% : The College Board is encouraging school districts in Florida not to offer Advanced Placement Psychology classes after it was informed the state's education board reportedly told districts the course can no longer be taught in the state if it includes lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity, the organization said in a statement Thursday.
48% : The law states "classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."DeSantis' move was met with immediate backlash from LGBTQ advocates, including the Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that works on suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth.
48% : The organization affirmed its "unqualified support" for the College Board's "refusal to accede to a demand by Florida to delete content regarding sexual orientation and gender identity from its" AP curriculum, according to the news release.
45% : In March, the Florida Department of Education approved a proposed rule by the DeSantis administration to extend the ban on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades.
35% : "We are sad to have learned that today 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," the board said in a news release.

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