NEW YORK — A Black education activist slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban AP African American studies from the state's high schools and warned that the move could erase key historical lessons from the classroom.
"It's going to hurt Black communities and it's going to hurt those students who would take this class as an option to explore the good, bad and ugly of our history, which makes them better students and better adults for society," American Federation of Teachers Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick Ingram said in an interview with ABC News'Last week, the Florida Department of Education rejected the AP course, contending it"inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly...
Ingram, who was at Crump's news conference announcing the suit, said that based on DeSantis' previous attacks and rhetoric against calls for racial equality, he fears the state's rejection of the classes is a sign of more controversial oversight to come. "Who would say that an important part of Black history is queer theory? That is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids," he said.that the governor was"showcasing his ignorance."
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