University of Florida moves to deactivate College Republicans after antisemitism report
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- University of Florida is deactivating College Republicans as a registered student organization after the Florida Federation of College Republicans discovered that members engaged in antisemitic behavior.
- This marks the second time in March that a Florida public university has acted against a Republican student group over racist or antisemitic conduct.
- The chapter can be reactivated under new student leadership when the federation decides, with the university ready to assist the rebuilding process.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida says it’s deactivating the campus College Republicans as a registered student group after being notified that some members engaged in antisemitism.
The deactivation effort at the University of Florida campus marks the second time this month that a public university in Florida has taken action against a Republican group accused of being involved in racist or antisemitic behavior.
Earlier this month, Florida International University in Miami launched an investigation into a group chat started by an official with the Miami-Dade chapter of the Republican Party that included violently racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language. The chat involved students and several top conservative leaders at Florida International University.
Officials at the University of Florida said over the weekend that they had been informed by the Florida Federation of College Republicans that the federation had disbanded the Gainesville campus’ chapter after determining that some members had “engaged in a pattern of conduct that violated its rules and values, including a recent antisemitic gesture.”
When the Florida Federation of College Republicans is ready, the university will assist with reactivating the campus chapter under new student leadership, University of Florida officials said in a statement.
In the fall, New York’s Republican State Committee suspended a Young Republican organization after the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers.
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