student protest

Training for the law, HB 1467, now says school media specialists should "err on the side of caution" if reading material aloud in a public meeting would make them uncomfortable.

On April 15, 1971, a group of Black students marched to Tigert Hall with six demands in hand. Then-UF President Stephen C. O'Connell threatened to suspend them all unless they vacated the premises immediately, and the students ended up in jail.

The policy, which educators say is a first in the nation, is meant to give students an outlet for political activism.