News4JAX spoke with demonstrators at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville along with students who are not demonstrating and both said they think they’ve found the balance between having the campus ready for graduation and protesting peacefully.
Some Florida state universities have ramped up security and issued advisories for graduation ceremonies, amid an already heightened police presence on campuses because of a wave of student protests.Florida Gulf Coast University, on a webpage including advisories for people who will attend commencement ceremonies over the weekend, has a general reminder that guests should “be respectful and courteous of others” and lists items such as signs that are prohibited.
Pro-Palestinian rallies are continuing nationwide on college campuses, including Florida universities, including a Palm Beach County resident who is Jewish and a student at North Florida University.