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A Florida school district said it won’t renew the contract of a teacher
who used a student’s preferred name, instead of legal name, without
parental permission, in violation of state law.

Melissa Calhoun is a literature teacher at Satellite High School in the
coastal city of Satellite Beach, Florida. According to her LinkedIn
profile, she’s worked for the Brevard County Public Schools district for
the past 12 years.

Unless the state intervenes, Calhoun, who did not immediately return
requests for comment, could be one of the first educators to lose a job
under Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, or what critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Brevard County Public Schools conducted an investigation after receiving a complaint from a parent who said Calhoun had used a name other than their child’s legal name without the parent’s permission, according to a
statement shared by Janet R. Murnaghan, a spokesperson for the district.

“This directly violates state law and the district’s standardized process
for written parental consent,” the statement said. “Based on the teacher’s
own admission that she knowingly did not comply with state statute she
received a letter of reprimand. Teachers, like all employees, are expected
to follow the law.”

Since the state will be reviewing Calhoun’s teacher certificate based on
the complaint, the district said it will not renew her annual contract,
which expires in May, until the issue is resolved.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/florida-district-wont-renew- teachers-contract-using-students-preferred-rcna200895

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