A group of alumni from a conservative Catholic university wants the Florida school to rescind an invitation to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to speak at the school’s graduation, citing rollbacks she has made to programs aimed at protecting civil rights and the disabled.

The Naples Daily News reported Sunday that 36 graduates of Ave Maria University are protesting the secretary’s scheduled speech at the May 5 ceremony where 250 students will receive diplomas.

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