The Florida Education Commission sent a letter to all superintendents in the state backing away from its previous demand that no LGBTQ subjects be taught in AP Psychology courses, USA Today reports.
To comply with the culture war started by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the state Education Department sent a letter to superintendents informing them that LGBTQ topics must be removed from all educational materials, including the AP Psychology courses. That move caused the College Board to decertify those classes being taught in Florida.
However, on Friday, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. sent a letter to those same superintendents saying, “In fact, the Department believes that AP Psychology can be taught in its entirety in a manner that is age and developmentally appropriate and the course remains listed in our course catalog.”
In response to that notice, the College Board released a statement in which it reinstated its endorsement of the AP Psychology courses in the state: “Today’s statement from the Florida Department of Education represents new guidance on AP Psychology. While district superintendents continue to seek additional clarity from the department, we note the clear guidance that, ‘AP Psychology may be taught in its entirety.'”