Florida school staffer suspended for letting trans daughter play on girls’ team

A SOUTH FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM HER JOB – FOR ALLOWING HER TRANSGENDER DAUGHTER TO PLAY ON A HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM.

THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD VOTED 5 TO 4 TO SUSPEND JESSICA NORTON FOR 10 DAYS *WITHOUT* PAY FOR VIOLATING FLORIDA’S FAIRNESS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS ACT. 

UNDER FLORIDA’S LAW – PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SPORTS TEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE DESIGNATED BASED ON “BIOLOGICAL SEX”… WHICH THE STATE DEFINES AS THE SEX PRINTED ON THE STUDENT’S OFFICIAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE AT OR NEAR THE TIME OF BIRTH. 

NORTON WILL ALSO NO LONGER BE ABLE TO WORK FOR THE DISTRICT AS A COMPUTER SPECIALIST – BUT SHE HAS TO BE GIVEN A *DIFFERENT* JOB WITH EQUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PAY. 

NORTON AND SEVERAL OTHER SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WERE RE-ASSIGNED TO NON-SCHOOL SITES WHILE THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATED. 

SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE *NOT* CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING. 

IN DECEMBER – STATE OFFICIALS PLACED MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL – WHERE NORTON’S 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER HAS BEEN ON THE GIRLS VARSITY TEAM THE LAST TWO SEASON – ON ADMINISTRATIVE PROBATION FOR A YEAR… AND FINED THE SCHOOL 16-THOUSAND 500 DOLLARS FOR ALLOWING HER TO PLAY ON THE TEAM.

NORTON’S DAUGHTER – WHO NOW GOES TO SCHOOL VIRTUALLY – WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION SHE’S BANNED FROM PLAYING SPORTS FOR AN F-H-S-A-A SCHOOL THROUGH NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.