A Florida high school and a student are facing punishment after a transgender girl competed on the school’s girls’ volleyball team in violation of a controversial law enacted by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature.
According to the New York Post, the Florida High School Athletic Association fined Monarch High $16,500 after the school was found to be allowing a transgender girl to compete on its girls’ volleyball team. This was in violation of the controversial law referred to as “The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” which bans transgender women in girls from competing in female sports.
The 10th-grade transgender girl played in 33 matches over the past two seasons but was removed from the team last month after the Broward County School District was notified of her participation by an anonymous tipster.
“Thanks to the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida passed legislation to protect girls’ sports and we will not tolerate any school that violates this law,” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz said in a statement according to the New York Post. “We applaud the swift action taken by the Florida High School Athletic Association to ensure there are serious consequences for this illegal behavior.”
As a result of the violation, the school has been placed on probation for 11 months and the student has been barred from competing in boys sports for 11 months, as well.
