A Florida teacher has been fired for calling her student by their preferred name without the child’s parents’ consent. Satellite High School teacher Melissa Calhoun did not obey Florida’s law, "Parental Authorization for Deviation from Student's Legal Name Form.

Satellite students support Melissa Calhoun, a teacher whose contract was not renewed after she used a student's chosen name without parental consent.

A Florida high school teacher is set to lose her job after allegedly addressing a student by a name other than their legal one, according to Brevard Public Schools.