As more of these bills go through state legislators, there is no end in sight. However, according to Today, the College Board announced that any high schools that ban “required topics” in their Advanced Placement classes could lose AP designation in a statement of principles. As noted by the College Board, banning any AP-required materials would lead to schools losing specific courses.
“If a school bans required topics from their AP courses, the AP Program removes the AP designation from that course and its inclusion in the AP Course Ledger provided to colleges and universities,” Zach Goldberg, executive director of media relations for The College Board, told TODAY in an email.
“AP is animated by a deep respect for the intellectual freedom of teachers and students alike,” the statement reads. “If a school bans required topics from their AP courses, the AP Program removes the AP designation from that course and its inclusion in the AP Course Ledger provided to colleges and universities.
“For example, the concepts of evolution are at the heart of college biology, and a course that neglects such concepts does not pass muster as AP Biology.”
