Florida officials tell state schools to teach AP Psychology 'in its entirety'
Florida officials tell state schools to teach AP Psychology "in its entirety" after College Board said the state had effectively banned the course. Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. has instructed Florida school officials to teach College Board's AP Psychology course "in its entirety," according to a letter obtained by ABC News from the state Department of Education. The letter follows the College Board's announcement that Florida officials had effectively banned the course by instructing state superintendents "that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law." "The department believes 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," Diaz wrote in the Aug. 4 letter to school officials. "College Board has suggested that it might withhold the 'AP' designa...