The Florida Education Association ( FEA ) and the United Faculty of Florida ( UFF ) are challenging a new state rule requiring college professors to submit a final syllabi 45 days before class starts.

Arguing the rule is overreaching, the unions called it an attack on academic freedom in a petition filed with the Administrative Hearing Division.

“The latest rule from the Florida Department of Education points to a continued attack on academic freedom from the state of Florida,” said Robert Cassanello , President of United Faculty of Florida.

“Through this rule, the Department of Education has overstepped its statutory legal authority and is forcing professors to comply with the use of a public-facing platform that serves to place a target on the backs of our professors and

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