Florida students will no longer be required to learn about sociology in college. The state Department of Education announced it decided to remove the courses from the \u201cGeneral Education\u201d course lists.<\/p>\n
This applies to Florida\u2019s public universities.<\/p>\n
The education board argues that sociology was drifting away from academic purposes and was being used to promote ideological viewpoints.<\/p>\n
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