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National media was/ is focused on the Trump verdict. The picked the right time to announce the axing of the course.Trying to kill it on the sly
An African American studies class is too ‘divisive’ for one Maryland school district
7/2/24
The Harford County school board rejected the latest version of the advanced placement elective course. (Nick Hunt/Getty Images for MVAAFF)
The nearly 100 Harford County Public School students who signed up to take the Advanced Placement African American Studies next school year will have to find a new class.
The latest version of the college prep course piloted at three Harford high schools was rejected by the school board last week in 5-4 vote, with some members calling it divisive, with a progressive agenda and too much focus on racism. The curriculum, designed by a national nonprofit called the College Board, will be widely available for the first time this fall, but not in Harford County.
“The topics are heavily politically oriented and perpetuate the message of oppressed versus oppressor,” Terri Kocher, a board member who voted against the class, said at the meeting. “I think we’re missing an opportunity to present positive messages of unity and great American contributions.”
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African American studies is too ‘divisive’ for one Maryland school district
The move left students and staff scrambling to find replacement classes, but some educators and diversity advocates say the broader message does more lasting damage.www.thebaltimorebanner.com