In the latest conflict between the College Board and conservative policymakers, the Arkansas Department of Education warned schools on Monday — the first day of classes in many districts — not to offer Advanced Placement African American Studies.

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I’m not surprised, Arkansas is home to the most racist city in America, Harrison.

There are plenty of videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltmlvk9GAto

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Sure, let’s not teach about the history of the second largest population in the state…

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Can’t be talking about the stuff Jimmy’s granddad did, he might get uncomfortable.

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Welp not moving to Arkansas now…

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This was your breaking point?

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No i know too much about backwards Arkanass

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So what are students going to do when they want a career and can’t get in cause their states made the required courses illegal?

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Well they will have the option of working in coal mines with their 8 year olds.

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20 year olds are far too large to be working in the mines, let alone they’d be missing grade 6 PE if they were working in those mines.

Gotta think of the Razorbacks after all. Still need some kids to bash heads for entertainment don’t we?

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Remember when we were supposed to feel bad that ten graduating seniors might lose a shooting sport scholarship over gun laws? My Google fu is failing to find the oped about students who depend on semi automatic rifles for their scholarships

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The conservative lawmakers won’t give a shit, that’s for sure

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The party of small government wants to use the government to manipulate how private businesses operate

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That’s true, but public schools are not private businesses

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Yet

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