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Florida School Employee Suspended for Violating Transgender Sports Law

Jessica Norton receives a 10-day unpaid suspension for allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls' volleyball team, defying state regulations.

  • The Broward County School Board voted 5-4 to suspend Jessica Norton without pay.
  • Norton, a computer information specialist, also lost her position but will be reassigned.
  • The suspension follows Norton's violation of the Fairness in Women's Sports Act.
  • The act, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, prohibits transgender females from participating in girls' sports teams.
  • Norton and her family are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging the law.
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