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Florida superintendents have been advised by the state's education agency to nix their Advanced Placement Psychology classes unless they exclude any topics related to gender or sexuality, according to a press release from The College Board.

Such a shift would mean the courses couldn't be called Advanced Placement, however, or used by students to earn college credit, the College Board said.

"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 statement reads. "The state has said districts are free to teach AP Psychology only if it excludes any mention of these essential topics."

In June, the College Board said they would not alter its popular AP Psychology class after the state asked the organization to review all AP courses to see if they "need modification to ensure compliance" with a Florida law and state Board of Education rule targeting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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[–] neptune@dmv.social 116 points 1 year ago (3 children)

At some point Parental Rights is going to run up against Parents Who Want Their Kids to Go to College

[–] Oyml77@lemmy.world 103 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Exactly. What happened to my rights as a parent to have my children be educated about the real world as it exists, not the fantasy hellscape that Ron Desantis wants to exist?

Most of my daughter's friends are registered to take this class this year. The school year starts next Thursday and now they have no idea what is going to happen. I'm hoping the courts step in and order an immediate injunction on this fuckery.

Ron Desantis is the biggest piece of shit I have ever seen and I hate that the majority of my fellow Floridians voted this tool into office with an overwhelming majority. What a crock of shit.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your neighbors voted for him. Tell them it's an issue.

[–] AncientFutureNow@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Apparently we have to do that ourselves because it's better to deny something to all children if one person doesn't want it.

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[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

If I were an Ivy League school, I'd make very clear that from here on out a degree from a Florida high school is virtually worthless without some kind of extra lessons and/or instruction. If they're not being taught the basics of history and science, then they no longer qualify to attend top-rated universities. It's as simple as that.

[–] buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago

Parental Rights is pretty much always right wing crazies trying to keep their kids ignorant and controlled

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 87 points 1 year ago (8 children)

How does anyone stand living in such a state? I'd move, family and job and friends be damned.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm originally from Orlando and I moved to Minnesota about seven years ago, I knew things weren't going to get better for trans people there so I left to protect myself. Moving is expensive and scary, and making new friends elsewhere is also difficult. Having actually done it, I don't look down on people who can't.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Yes you are of course correct about moving, I hope Minnesota is good for you though.

I'm trying to. What would you say to me?

[–] Maestro@kbin.social 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's what they're hoping for. States like Florida and Texas have slowly become more purple. They want to turn that back to solid red.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I suppose you're right. Ugh.

I stumbled across some woman from Florida on Instagram hashtags who is a Florida Trumper and is astonishingly pregnant with her seventeenth child. I fell down a rabbit hole of her friends and it's absolutely no wonder Florida is what it is.

[–] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Be careful not to fall down her rabbit hole. There's probably a bunch of unsuspecting guys down there

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[–] CileTheSane@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ruining their economy and livelihoods to own the Libs.

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[–] GiddyGap@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unfortunately, if everyone who disagrees moved out, it would just leave the state and its electoral votes to these baboons. Florida is more purple than red. There's actually a good chance to turn this around if people remember to vote.

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[–] CileTheSane@kbin.social 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Republicans: iT's ScIeNcE
Also Republicans: don't teach science.

[–] Oyml77@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Republicans: LGBTQ people have a mental disorder!

Also Republicans: Don't teach about LGBTQ people in a psychology class!

So dumb.

[–] Frog-Brawler@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More like “don’t have a psychology class”

[–] CileTheSane@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

"if we teach people facts about mental illness we won't be able to blame everything we don't like on mental illness."

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

DeSantis will literally ban psychology instead of going to therapy.

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[–] frustratedphagocytosis@kbin.social 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

An AP psych course 20 years ago is how I figured out what I want to do for a living. That's super depressing because until that point I didn't know you could do brain research as a career.

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[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I lived in Florida for a couple years before moving back to my home state and I can't imagine having a trans, gay or non-binary child. It's absolutely demoralizing to be in a place that is actively sparking hate against you.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We’re well past that. At this point I can’t imagine having a child in Florida. I keep picturing myself in ten years trying to hire a new graduate, but not being able to accept them as educated

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For sure. I escaped with my pregnant wife at the time. We left because their healthcare is dog shit and I absolutely hated the people there. Most of them were transient rich people that treated everyone like shit.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I fully expect DeSantis to tell schools to still call it AP Psych only to get bitch slapped in court for it.

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When is the book burning in front of the institute of gender studies? This parody isn't even funny.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah that’s going to happen in Indiana. Like I have 0 doubt that these people will burn down the kinsey institute in 2025 if trump is re-elected

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh FFS, I wish this stupid fuck would just go away and leave education to I don’t know, less stupid people.

[–] CileTheSane@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Lack of education is how they grow more Republicans.

[–] Taiatari@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are so lost, such a shame..

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lost assumes they want to go in the right direction. I’m not sure the current leadership qualifies.

[–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Malicious ignorance, they don't know any better because they don't want to.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Can’t be crazy if there’s no mental health professionals, right? 🤷🏾

[–] Apollo@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

How does banning teaching of certain topics mesh with the 1st ammendment?

[–] TwoGems@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Fuck mini Hitler Ron Deathsantis. The court will likely strike it down.

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