FL Fires Nonbinary Teacher For Using “Mx.” Not “Ms.”

USA Today reports:

AV Vary became a teacher to help teenagers through the painful experience of growing up and to teach some science along the way. Over the course of 15 years, Vary has taught in the Orlando area and in Maryland. Most recently, Vary taught at the Florida Virtual School, a statewide online public school. But on Oct. 24, Vary was terminated from FLVS after refusing to change the courtesy title used on school materials and communications from “Mx.” to “Ms.,” “Mrs.” or “Miss.”

FLVS issued a statement in response to USA TODAY’s request for an interview about Vary’s termination. “As a Florida public school, FLVS is obligated to follow Florida laws and regulations pertaining to public education. This includes laws such as section 1000.071(3) of the Florida Statutes pertaining to the use of Personal Titles and Pronouns within Florida’s public school system,” the statement read.

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Florida test scores are abysmal, teachers are fleeing the state and profession, books are banned, Black history is whitewashed, kids are doing heil hitler to my children, but a nonbinary teacher at Florida school fired for using ‘Mx.’ as courtesy title https://t.co/jdJS0GruMZ

— Lesley Abravanel 🪩 (@lesleyabravanel) November 10, 2023