A school teacher in Florida has lost her job after referring to one of her students by their preferred name rather than the name on their birth certificate. Her decision to do so cost her career despite 11 years of being an exemplary role model to students thanks to Florida’s draconian laws.
According to local news outlet Florida Today, former AP English Literature teacher Melissa Calhoun’s contract with Satellite High was not renewed after the end of the school year after she used the chosen name of a 17-year-old student without the permission of the child’s parents.
