University of Florida issues perfect response after student protesters break rules and get arrested: ‘Not a daycare’

The University of Florida is not playing around.

Multiple student protesters were arrested on Monday for refusing to comply with university rules about protests. Pro-Palestinian students have been demonstrating on the University of Florida’s campus in Gainesville since last Wednesday.

In a statement after the arrests, UF spokesman Steve Orlando explained the university had given the protesters ample opportunity to comply with rules, but they refused.

Now, those protesters are facing the consequences of their actions.

“This is not complicated: The University of Florida is not a daycare, and we do not treat protesters like children — they knew the rules, they broke the rules, and they’ll face the consequences,” Orlando said.

“For many days, we have patiently told protesters — many of whom are outside agitators — that

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