Several Miami high school students forced out of a pilot Advanced Placement course on African American studies rejected by the DeSantis administration say they feel 'robbed' of their education.
Several Miami high school students forced out of a pilot Advanced Placement course on African American studies rejected by the DeSantis administration say they feel "robbed" of their education.they had wanted to learn more about African American history and were shocked that state officials would cancel the class.
"We don't get a lot of chances to look into how African history plays into this country [and] we talked about serious topics that are hard to talk about," 18-year-old senior Cyara Pestaina told the Herald. "It was shocking to hear we'd stop midway through the year and be degraded to a class we didn’t choose."The College Board, which oversees AP classes, had been piloting the course at 60 schools across the country, including at Robert Morgan.
Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education blocked the AP class from being taught in the state,
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