Georgia state Rep. Jasmine Clark, D-Lilburn delivers remarks at a joint Senate and House press conference on the State School Superintendent's decision to block an AP African American Studies course at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)
FILE - Georgia Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods speaks to reporters, Jan. 5, 2024, in Atlanta. Woods, an elected Republican, is refusing to provide state funding for the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
Georgia state Sen. Nikki Merritt, D–Grayson, delivers remarks at a joint Senate and House press conference on the State School Superintendent's decision to block an AP African American Studies course at the Georgia State Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)
Bryce Berry, an Atlanta Public School Middle School Math Teacher and candidate for Georgia's 56th State House District, addresses the State School Superintendent's decision to block an AP African American Studies course at a joint Senate and House press conference at the Georgia State Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)
Parker Short, President of the Georgia Young Democrats and graduate of Dekalb County Public Schools, speaks on the importance of courses like Advanced Placement African American Studies during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)
Georgia Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, D–Stone Mountain, responds to the State School Superintendent's decision to block an AP African American Studies course at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)