Is this true - if so, I'm speechless

[abaris]

Banning history class to replace it with the ten Commandments and Reagan speeches? For real?

[FatAndFaithless]

Oh yeah this is old news. Texas is trying to mimic them too.

And it's not just history class, OK is trying to ban ALL AP courses (advanced placement courses that can qualify for college credit, something that helps reduce the cost of college to many families), because they see the more rigorous requirements of the AP courses as inferior to their homegrown standards (because the evil government common core something something my freedoms America America).

[Norman Humann]

Let's also remember to replace physics with prayer.

[Minimalist]

It's Oklahoma. Dumb as fucking dog shit down there.

[AFTT47]

Shit like this really pisses me off because it's nothing less than willful, improper use of government funds. It's one thing to craft controversial legislation that has a reasonable chance of becoming law and survive court challenges but it has to be obvious to anyone that this is enormously far out of bounds. They are willfully wasting tax money. There should be criminal prosecution against legislators who pull this nonsense IMO.

Shit, when 94% of Oklahomans think something is stupid...

[SteelCurtain]

Why settle for being ranked the 48th state in the nation when you could set your sights on 51st?

[Jenny A]

Jefferson County/Denver Colorado is trying something similar. They're getting student protests:

http://rt.com/usa/190424-students-histor...p-protest/

[SteelCurtain]

Shit, when 94% of Oklahomans think something is stupid...

I'm highly skeptical that this is actually the case. Parkman said that was a poll of two districts of students, parents and teachers. Hardly representative. I'm sure dissent for the bill is extremely high, but I doubt it's that high.

Also, Edmond and Norman schools took a flash poll of students and parents in reaction to the house committee vote, and a total of 6,627 responses were collected. According to the districts the four-question poll, it overwhelmingly indicated that Norman citizens do not agree with lawmakers' actions.

The results from district spokespersons are below:

96 percent indicated that the Legislature should not make any AP courses illegal
99 percent indicated they understood that AP courses were a choice/elective that often results in college credit but which are not required of any student
95 percent indicated they would be “angry/disappointed” if the Legislature proceeds in making any AP courses illegal
77 percent believed the Legislature should have no oversight of the courses local districts offer

There has been enough backlash that the dolt who created the bill, Dan Fisher, is backpeddling hard.

“We’re trying to fix the bill,” Fisher said. “It was very poorly worded and was incredibly ambiguous, and we didn’t realize that, so it’s been misinterpreted. We’re going to clear it up so folks will know exactly what we’re trying to accomplish, and it’s not to hurt AP. We’re very supportive of the AP program.”

So you saying that it should be illegal for state funding to go to AP US History courses was misinterpreted, and what you really meant is for the state to evaluate the course instead? Right. Jackass.

[Norman Humann]

I think this has passed some kind of a madness limit, because I find myself literally unable to believe it.

[LastPoet]

Sometimes, I think news from the US come from another planet, but then, looking at old europe, shit isn't more happy. More realistic though...