ðeɪ tˈʊk dʒˈɔɪnt ˈækʃən, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn səpɹˈɛsɪŋ ðə ɹˈiːsəntli ɪstˈæblɪʃt lˈætɪn ɹɛtˈɔːɹɪkəl skˈuːlz, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɪndʒˈʊɹɹiəs tə pˈʌblɪk mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi; ɪnðə wˈɜːdz ʌv sˈaɪsɹoʊ, ðiːz wɜː sˈiːn æz skˈuːlz ʌv ɪmpjˈuːdəns.
They took joint action, however, in suppressing the recently established Latin rhetorical schools, which they regarded as injurious to public morality; in the words of Cicero, these were seen as 'schools of impudence'.