Florida tells schools AP Psychology course with LGBTQ+ content violates law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : In the letter, the state reminded the organization about its new law banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all but health courses from which parents can opt out of sending their children.
50% : While Florida officials said the psychology curriculum could still be presented if modified to comply with the law, the College Board, which develops AP classes, recommended that school districts refrain from teaching the course for now, rather than presenting the material without the content on sexual orientation and gender identity.
49% : It also pointed at a statement from the Ted Mitchell, the president of the American Council on Education, who said it "strains credulity to believe that our reviewers would certify for college credit a psychology course that didn't include gender identity".
31% : Ron DeSantis's government has banned instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, effectively also banning the classFlorida has told school superintendents that the Advanced Placement psychology course offered to high school students violates the state's new law prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, effectively banning the class, the non-profit that develops the courses said on Thursday.

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