This is so outrageous. If everyone wants to take an AP class, great, but make sure that the kids who are qualified with test scores and pre-reqs get in for sure.
To me, this is an example of dumbing down the curriculum so that everyone feels special. Our school district's state test scores keep tanking (my kids both aced it)- all they could say is that they have no idea why that is happening but more kids are graduating from the high school. Duh! As though that is the only metric.