Five people arrested for protesting Florida legislation surrounding Critical Race Theory, diversity agreed to community service and will avoid jail time.
Four students and one employee at the University of South Florida who were arrested following a campus protest will avoid a trial by entering a diversion program.
A group of USF protesters arrested on March 6, self-named the “Tampa 5,” agreed to a “misdemeanor intervention program” and had charges dropped on Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s office.
Alum Laura Rodriguez, students Gia Davilla, Jeanie Kida and Lauren Pineiro and