The Brevard Federation of Teachers is calling on the Brevard superintendent to bring back a beloved teacher. Melissa Calhoun ...

Melissa Calhoun, who was cleared to return to the classroom after she was ousted for the use of a student's chosen name, won't be rehired in Brevard.

A former Brevard County high school teacher disciplined by the state for violating Florida’s parental rights law says she’s ...

Melissa Calhoun's teaching contract with BPS was not renewed after she called a student by their preferred name without the ...

The teacher had been referring to a student by a name other than their legal name, without parental permission.

Following a decision by the Florida Department of Education, a former Brevard Public Schools (BPS) teacher is still not allowed back in the classroom, according to a recent statement from the ...

Melissa Calhoun was disciplined by the state for breaking state law regarding a child’s name but has since been cleared to teach. However, the superintendent said he wouldn’t consider hiring her for ...

The former Brevard County teacher who lost her job over calling a student by their preferred name and was at the center of a statewide debate over parental rights is telling her side of the story for ...

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Florida Department of Education has issued a formal reprimand and placed a former Brevard Public School teacher, Melissa Calhoun, on a one-year probation for knowingly ...

Melissa Calhoun, a teacher at Satellite High School in Brevard County, will not have her contract renewed for the 2025-2026 school year after calling a student by a preferred name without getting ...

Melissa Calhoun, a teacher at Satellite High School, is at the center of a controversy after the Brevard Public Schools district decided not to renew her contract. The decision, according to the ...