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At worst case, institutions can seek alternative funding and ignore this asshole and his Nazi laws for the duration.  What a fascist.
I say go for it. A chance to fight back against this guy and a real-world civics lesson rolled into one. >

Imagine if every parent sued him but then represented themselves and used hours and hours of attorney time in frivilous arguments. He’d go broke. >

They can't sue him personally, his actions were as the governor. That means tax payers have to pay for his defense. >

It seems like the Florida tax payers deserve to pay for it TBH. They elected him. >

To be fair, plenty of us didn't want it. >

Yall gotta organize. >

He looks like he has jaundice. >

For real tho, he looks like a damn Simpsons character. >

I’ve always heard he looks (and acts) like a grown-up Muntz. >

Ha-ha! >

As well they should. >

They have no standing. And even less money >

ACLU would likely take this case. And they absolutely have standing. 
Scotus has ruled that education is a right. 
Seems like this mighty actually violate brown v board of Ed. >

100%. Every student has a right (especially in secondary where students are more able to choose classes) to take classes that suit their interests. Eliminating possibilities violates that right for free and appropriate education. It is also ridiculously discriminatory. Everything happening down that makes me sick to my stomach as a educator that strives to help appropriately program for kids in my district. >

I think their best argument is that it is an elective AP course. No one is forced to take it and DeSantis is taking away their ability to get college credit. But I'm no lawyer, hopefully one will chime in. >

"free and appropriate" is a wide basket. you're right, it isn't required BUT it is a hindrance for those that can operate at that level in high school. I would argue it would not be appropriate for students with higher academic skills to not be able to use those skills to get credit. There's a lot associated with it but ultimately it won't matter because DeSantis doesn't give a shit. >

Plenty of teenagers turn 18 before graduating. So Desantis is trying to tell legal adults that they can't take an elective that is technically a college class. I say this lawsuit has merit if they follow through. >


Plenty of teenagers turn 18 before graduating

Especially in red states >

Desantis wants to keep Florida stupid >

It's literal virtue signalling. Something the GOP used to complain about. The entire reason for this puppet show is so DeSantis's team can say this in a press release:
"AP courses are standardized nationwide, and as a result of Florida's strong stance against identity politics and indoctrination..."
It's just more culture war nonsense to rile up the base. >

With an added bonus of hurting minorities if they succeed. >

Given his Italian background, one might have thought DeSantis would be more sympathetic to the plight of minority groups. >

Mussolini would like a word. >

DeSantis is a masks off racist. At least he made it easy for us to see who and what he is. >

That didn’t stop millions of people voting for a raging bigot in 2016, so. >

Fair point, he is after all coping what he thinks will be a successful political strategy. I can't predict the 2024 outcome but if I'm optimistic I tend to think/hope trumpisim has Pied Piper a lot of supports to a Hermin Cain award, followed by completely alienating the youth vote just maybe trumpisim and the fools trying to emulate it will become a footnote in history. >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 87%. (I'm a bot)


Three Florida high school students are poised to sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after the state Education Department rejected a new Advanced Placement course covering African American studies.
Ben Crump, a high-profile civil rights attorney, said he will file the lawsuit on behalf of the three students if DeSantis does not allow the course to be taught in the state.
Following the news of the new African American studies AP course, the state's Education Department swiftly rejected the class.


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Students may not have any power, but they sure have a lot of angry parents who can be turned against the governor for interfering with their child's chances of getting into college.
I have a feeling he may be hoisted by his own petard. >

Problem is a lot of Florida parents would find what they think is  "CRT" a lot scarier than their kid's academics suffering >

CRT is stupid.  By banning it they’re just using CRT.  The irony is beyond dumbfounded >

You don't understand how America's history with slavery and Jim Crow laws have had a lasting effect on Black populations in the US? >

Oh I do understand that, I guess that came out wrong.  Being a decent human being should encompass racial sensitivity and the history/plight people have went through and how your place in the world could impact and effect others around you.
But now that whole debate on how people get scared but a morally normal concept by using scape words is just past the point of no return. 
One side will always demonize whatever term people come up with; it seems at this point they’re arguing against definitions. >

Purging the intellectuals and targeting minority scapegoats at the same time. Really speedrunning the fascist playbook, Florida. >

Well, I doubt that will work or make any difference whatsoever... but I sympathize with them and hope they prove my immense pessimism wrong >

If the state banned AA history but not other AP history classes, that seems to be quite the case on many different levels. >

He literally left the three similar courses on the culture and languages of the three Axis nations. You cant make this shit up. >

Aren’t those already AP classes tho? >

Ron De-Suck-Ass as Matt Christman would say. >

If kids want to study their ancestry or others that have significantly influenced American culture and history they should be able to. Honestly it's a shame that it's separate because regular American history glosses over achievements of African Americans, the homage is superficial at best. >


Honestly it's a shame that it's separate 

This argument is a fundamental misunderstanding of how education works. You start with broad topics and then as you advance get more and more specific.
Sure "History of World War II" or "pre civil war era American history" or "indigenous history" should be taught as part of American history. They are also are topics of entire college classes where students can spend an entier semester studying that piece of American history indepth and this is an AP class - taken for college credit. 
Kinda like how O-chem, non-euclidian geometry, or maximum likelihood estimation are all their very own college classes. >

That's all fine but children shouldn't have to wait until high-school to learn about histories of different cultures, to say that education only works one way and in a linear fashion is a bit arrogant. 
I didn't have a problem reading college level lit in grade school, maybe I suffered academically, and a proper educator should have advised me to read something more appropriate for my simple child brain.
I can understand that the science and mathematics have rites of passage but this article is about African American history in high school, we're not jumping into gravity well mathematics from geometry. >

So I hope all of Florida’s retires are happy they have a White Supremest leading them. >

They're all taking turns going on cruises and drunkenly driving their golf carts around. >

So, who gives a fuck attitude >

They won't regret it and history will forever remember their bravery. >

This new generation of upcoming adults seem to have the tenacity and determination to change things for the better. I applaud their efforts. Stand up for your rights and never yield.  Knowledge has never been a detriment to mankind. It’s the withholding of knowledge that stops progress from moving forward. >

It’s funny how guys like him love free speech when it suits them but hate it when it doesn’t. >

Republicans have turned CRT into the next "Sharia law" scare, smfh >

I absolutely hate this entire situation. That I have to side with College Board of all companies because my senator doesn't care about African Americans >

DeSantis is a Governor >

“Why does the most diverse generation yet not vote for us?” >

I'm on their side here, but I have severe doubts that they'll succeed. >

1 percent of a black history course explaining black gay people and their history is very easy to justify. Unless you really hate gay people. >

An OPTIONAL black history course. This is elective. >

That doesn’t make a difference in anyway. Trying to ban gay history taught in electives is still very very problematic. >

Yes you're right. Queer people have and continue to contribute to history. Most people don't even know the genius that invented computer science and cracked Nazi codes was a gay man named Alan Turing. Lynn Conway made important advancements to computer architecture at IBM before being fired for being trans. Some cis gay people don't even know a trans woman of color, Marsha P. Johnson, was instrumental in starting the Stonewall riots. >

All the upvotes. >

This guys Gotta go! -Tony Soprano >


Threaten to sue

Don’t threaten, just sue the fascist. >

Sue or sue not, there is no threaten >

This would be amazing. >

The only way our generation will push these people out of power in time is if we start now. No waiting to grow up. We don't have that luxury, sadly. >

Why even make the threat? Why not just sue? If threatening to sue and actually suing result in a headline and the same odds of winning the suit, then the threat seems like a waste. I’d imagine there’s be enough support to help pay for the legal fees. >

Florida was already the worst star by far >

desantis is a racist bigot. There is a no way around it. >

Is anyone really surprised? I mean this is the same man who rejected updated math books for Florida students because apparently it was too "woke" >

Well good lord they should!  It's okay to teach white history but not black history?  What the fucking fuck? >

the story is false.  They didnt ban African studies.. they banned CRT... NPR is trying to say CRT is African studies... and people are lemmings and fall for it. >

If you're going to repeat your lies, then I'm going to repeat my truths:
Hey, guess what Conservatives mean when they say "CRT". They're not talking about the long-term economic impacts of racial discrimination, like what they teach in college and is action "CRT", they mean teaching kids about black historical figures like Ruby Bridges, who they are banning from school libraries and claiming it is "CRT". >

Please do!! >

More power to them…DeSantis definitely overstepped his boundaries. >

This is going to lead to more people doing their own self-learning and uncovering a more disturbing truth than what is taught in public schools. Backfire! >

Wut? >

They’re saying that, when forced to Google African American studies on their own, they will find the Internet’s version of what happened much more damning than anything that would’ve been given to them by Florida’s public education system and/or any public education system.  Much like how a whole generation of people weren’t aware that the Tulsa Race Massacre happened.  This, of course, will have the opposite effect of what DeSantis and Co. are aiming for and will galvanize the very demographic they seek to subjugate. >

That's a bit ambitious. >

And into the headlines he goes again 🙄  
He's doing the same culture war bullshit his big orange clone did and if we're not careful it's going to put him right in office.  Bad press is good press. >

He's hella uncharismatic, unlike Trump though. >

Conservative subs are barely talking about their ‘small government’ acting like this >

What’s the conservative logic on banning African American studies? Isn’t it just a history class focusing on  the African American community? >

He’s starting to look really orange…. >

Huh. I'd say his upper arm is looking a little red and has a little German windmill on it. >

It's interesting that someone who is always ranting about "freedoms" is basically denying students the option to take classes of their choice. After all, this was never proposed as a required course. >

Do it. >

As they should. >

He’s getting orange >

Outstanding >

GOP: “See? Our policies are giving students real world experience with the justice system. AP African American Studies can’t do that.” >

Does he still have that registered foreign agent on his payroll? >

due to anti wake act >

Well the adults in that state arent doing shit