University of Florida lays out clear consequences for disruptive student, faculty protesters

Activists and students protest on the outskirts of an encampment protest at the University Yard at George Washington University on April 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. The activists have joined a range of campuses across the United States that have star (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images / Getty Images)

Florida's flagship university is making it clear that the disruptive anti-Israel protests occurring at colleges across the U.S. will not be tolerated on its campuses.

The University of Florida released a directive Friday spelling out what is and is not acceptable behavior for those who wish to express their right to free speech at the school, along with the consequences for students or employees who cross the line.

The memo obtained by FOX Business clarifies that demonstrators may engage in speech, expressing viewpoints and holding signs in their hands, but lists a litany of prohibited activities including "amplified sound," holding protests inside campus buildings, issuing threats or engaging in violence.

The University of Florida also noted explicitly that no tents or sleeping bags are allowed as part of demonstrations on campus, serving as a warning to activists who might want to set up a similar encampment to those that have cropped up at other schools since anti-Israel demonstrators set one up at Columbia University more than a week ago.

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This is an excerpt from an article by Breck Dumas of Fox Business.