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

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.

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

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

Under the settlement with FLDOE, veteran educator Melissa Calhoun can teach while on probation and has applied for a job with ...

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

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 ...

Melissa Calhoun, a former Brevard County high school teacher, was reprimanded and put on probation for using a student’s ...

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 ...

A former Brevard County teacher who lost her job after using a student’s preferred nickname is now eligible to return to 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 ...