Hundreds of Florida College Students Walk Out to Protest Against DeSantis’s Move Against Leftist Ideology

An attendee at a planned "walkout" at the University of Florida holds a sign that says "Trans Healthcare is a Human Right, Not a Political Pawn!" on the Gainesville, Fla. campus on Feb. 23, 2023. Nanette Holt/The Epoch Times

GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Students on a handful of university campuses across Florida walked out of their classes in a coordinated effort on Feb. 23 to show their disapproval for Gov. Ron DeSantis’s policies to fight “wokeness” in the state university system.

Organizers of the protest said about 1,000 students joined in at a handful of the 12 public universities in the state. The system has more than 341,000 students enrolled.