"Oddly, no one at the Arkansas Department of Education answered phone calls or returned emails about the decision Friday afternoon, nor could they be reached Saturday. And because the phone calls about the last minute change went directly to teachers — bypassing district administrators and even principals — there was no paper trail to follow to figure out what was going on.
On Saturday morning, the state sent emails to district curriculum administrators letting them know the course would not be recognized. The terse email appeared not to be an official announcement but simply an alert to a change made in the education department’s course management system. The message indicates AP African American Studies was deleted from the state’s roster of offerings at 4:02 p.m. on the Friday before school starts for most public school students in Arkansas."
Such a shady way to do this, too.
From the outside it looks like a racist move. I would like to know if they had a particular issue with something specific about it that made them cancel it. Not that it’s a valid justification but I would like to know if there was anything objectionable that a reasonable person would agree with or if they are just doing it out of hatefulness.
I didn’t see anything on the article about the state asking for content to be adjusted. I would think that would be a correct course of action.
Now, I’m willing to bet that there are some students and teachers trying to adjust their schedules on the first day of class. Which can be a major headache if you’re planning to graduate soon.
