In response to the backlash over classes teaching about the study of race in the state of Florida, the College Board announced plans to overhaul its Advanced Placement course in African American studies, The Washington Post reported.

Without revealing any specifics on the possible revisions, the College Board released a statement following the rollout which has caused division in Florida and garnered national attention for controversy on Monday.

“In embarking on this effort, access was our driving principle — both access to a discipline that has not been widely available to high school students, and access for as many of those students as possible,” the College Board said in a statement. “Regrettably, along the way those dual access goals have come into conflict.”

The College Board also stated that it will devote itself to developing a curriculum that reflects the truth of America’s troubling history.

“We are committed to providing an unflinching encounter with the facts and evidence of African American history and culture,” the statement continued. “To achieve that commitment, we must listen to the diversity of voices within the field.”

“The development committee and experts within AP remain engaged in building a course and exam that best reflect this dynamic discipline,” the College Board added. Those scholars and experts have decided they will make changes to the latest course framework during this pilot phase. They will determine the details of those changes over the next few months.”

In September 2022, around 60 schools across the U.S. offered the new AP course as a part of their fall curriculum with the number expected to grow to 800 in 2024, according to the College Board.

CBS News reported that Gov. Ron DeSantis was highly critical of the College Board saying that  subjects like Black queer theory is "not us." He went on to describe themes such as systematic racism as "indoctrination that runs afoul of our standards.”

Back in January, the education department sent a letter to the College Board that blocked the course from being taught in high schools because “it violates a state law” and that “the content of this course is inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.”

“In the future, should the College Board be willing to come back to the table with lawful, historically accurate content, (the education department) will always be willing to reopen the discussion,” the letter continued.

In response, a number of faculty members have signed petitions demanding that the College Board hold firm against the suppression of ideas such as White privilege, the history and effects of systemic racism, and intersectionality.

“If the course continues to lack rigor and completeness some faculty will advise our institutions to reject advanced placement credit for the course,” a group of African American studies faculty members wrote on Medium.

On May 3, a “Day of Action” has been planned by local activists in protest of the state seeking to eliminate African American studies and similar courses of study.