Just 48 hours before the first day of school, the Arkansas Department of Education announced that Advanced Placement African American Studies wouldn’t count towards graduation. They said they’re reviewing the course for possible indoctrination.

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders went on Fox News to explain her administration’s decision to de-prioritize AP African American studies.

“We cannot perpetuate a lie to our students, and push this propaganda leftist agenda, teaching our kids to hate America, and hate one another," she said.

Sanders has not pointed to anything specific in the AP African American Studies curriculum. The Arkansas Department of Education notified teachers that they’d deleted the course code for AP African American Studies. That means students can’t get graduation credit for taking it.

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You assume they’re able to read.

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Does being unwilling to read count as a form of illiteracy?

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Willfull illiteracy.

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Yes although I’d describe that as wilful ignorance.

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Hopeless idealist I am thinking people bitching about something would want to educate themselves about it.

But you’re right, it’s willful their spite. For way too many people they’ve got to hate something. Even if it’s unfounded.

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