RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is reviewing College Board's Advanced Placement African American studies course, following nationwide debate over the curriculum that erupted after the course was rejected by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
"After numerous reports about draft course content, the governor asked the Education Secretariat to review the College Board's proposed AP African American Studies course as it pertains to Executive Order 1," said Gov. Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter in a statement to ABC News.
Critics of such policies, including educators, scholars and parents have expressed concerns that the moves amount to censorship and halt discussions about race, racism and diversity in classrooms. Critical race theory, which is taught in universities and colleges, seeks to understand how racism has shaped U.S. laws.
Florida's"Stop WOKE" Act restricts certain race-related content in workplaces, schools and colleges in the state. Supporters of the legislation argued that some lessons on race and diversity taught"kids to hate our country or to hate each other," according to DeSantis in a 2021 statement on the law.
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