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NBC News reports:
A staffer at a Florida high school was suspended Tuesday after a county school board said she allowed her transgender daughter to play on a girls sports team in violation of state law.
The School Board of Broward County voted 5-4 to suspend Jessica Norton from her job as a computer information specialist at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek — a city about 15 miles north of Fort Lauderdale — after she permitted her trans daughter to play on the school’s varsity volleyball team last year.
Norton, who has worked for Broward County Public Schools for seven years, was suspended from her job without pay for 10 days. Norton avoided termination, which was recommended by the district’s superintendent, Howard Hepburn.
The Huffington Post reports:
“She knew what the law was, she made a decision not to follow the law, and that needs to have consequence to it,” a school board member said during the meeting Tuesday. The Broward County School Board did not provide additional comment.
The suspension follows the Florida High School Athletic Association’s conclusion of an investigation into the student’s participation on the girls team in December, which resulted in a $16,500 fine for the school — $500 for every game the student participated in. The student was also barred from playing on any school team for a year.
The school’s principal and other staffers were removed from their positions and reassigned to non-school sites amid the investigation, prompting turmoil and outrage as students staged a walkout in protest.
Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz has praised “the serious consequences for illegal behavior.” Note that he links to the Heritage Foundation’s report.
Thanks to @GovRonDeSantis, Florida passed legislation to protect girls’ sports and we will not tolerate any school that violates this law.
We applaud the swift action taken by the @FHSAA to ensure there are serious consequences for this illegal behavior.…
— Manny Diaz Jr. (@CommMannyDiazJr) December 12, 2023