Florida school staffer suspended for letting trans daughter play on girls’ team
By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor)
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 5-4 to suspend Jessica Norton for 10 days without pay for violating Florida’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.
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Norton will also no longer be able to work for the district as a computer specialist, but she must be given a different job with equal responsibility and pay.
Norton and several other school staff members were reassigned 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 $16,500 for allowing her to play on the team.
Norton’s daughter was also told by the Florida High School Athletics Association that she is banned from playing sports for an FHSAA school through November of this year.
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.
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Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Click to see story on The IndependentFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Click to see story on Associated Press NewsFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Click to see story on abc NewsBroward School Board votes to suspend mother of transgender athlete for 10 days, demotes her from position – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
Click to see story on WSVNFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Click to see story on The Virginian PilotFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Click to see story on The Delaware County Daily TimesSchool board votes to suspend mother of transgender athlete for 10 days, demotes her from position
Click to see story on KRDOFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Click to see story on KIFIFlorida’s Broward County school district suspends staffer whose transgender daughter played on a girls’ team
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Click to see story on The HillFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free PressFlorida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
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Click to see story on The Sun (Lowell)Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
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Click to see story on Chico Enterprise-RecordFlorida school staffer suspended after transgender daughter played on girls sports team
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Click to see story on The Times HeraldFlorida school staffer suspended after transgender daughter played on girls sports team
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Click to see story on WNTZ FOX 48Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
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