Earlier in the week, the Florida governor said the course “significantly lacks educational value.”
controversial move to block college-level African American Studies course for high school students - referred to as advanced placement - was lambasted on Friday by the White House, calling it “incomprehensible.”
“It is incomprehensible to see … this ban or this block, to be more specific, that DeSantis has put forward,” White House Press Secretarysaid. “If you think about the study of Black Americans, that is what he wants to block. And — and, again, these. They’re not new from what we’re seeing, especially from Florida, sadly.”
“They have banned more books in schools and libraries than almost every other state in the country. And let’s not forget, they didn’t block AP European history, they didn’t block music history or art history, but the state chooses to block a course that is meant for high-achieving high school students to learn about their history of arts and culture,” she continued.
The letter was penned on January 12, just days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Blocking the African American Studies course follows a pattern by the Florida Governor of limiting discussions about race in the classroom. He
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