Florida bill would allow students to record professors to show political bias

The bill, which is awaiting the signature of the governor, seems to align with the position of rightwing student activist groups

Republicans in Florida have stepped up their assault on what they call Marxist professors and students" in the state's public universities and colleges with a bill that encourages the reporting of lecturers perceived to be stifling viewpoint diversity" on campus.

The bill, currently awaiting the signature of the Florida governor and Donald Trump ally Ron DeSantis, will allow students to make recordings of lectures without their professors' consent, and present them as evidence of political bias.