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DeSantis BURNS Florida Schools With Crushing AP Ban Standoff
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August 8, 2023
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4:27Now PlayingRon DeSantis administration goals to attack education programs as Florida Governor sparks a standoff over whether the AP Psychology course will actually be able to be taught in its entirety. John Iadarola and A.B. Burns-Tucker break it down on The Damage Report.
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Meatball Ron Vs. The BardSchools In DeSantis’ Florida Are Having To Ban The Works Of Shakespeare
"Today’s Republicans are first amendment absolutists, which is why they’re the ones banning (and burning!) books. Ron DeSantis’ Florida has been the most aggressive, fighting a “war on woke” so extreme that students are about to receive whitewashed lessons about American slavery. If they wanted to read Romeo and Juliet, they’re out of luck, too, as some schools are so afraid of running afoul of DeSantis’ draconian laws that they’re having to gut most of the Bard.
As per Tampa Bay Times (as caught by Raw Story), English teachers in the state’s west-central Hillborough County schools are preparing their lesson plans for the upcoming new school year by largely excluding the work of William Shakespeare. Instead of reading some of his plays, as has long been custom in American high school, students will only be handed excerpts. Why? Because teachers are no longer allowed to teach works that are sexual in nature.
“There’s some raunchiness in Shakespeare,” one reading teacher told the publication. “Because that’s what sold tickets during his time.”"
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