Florida Colleges to Fire Employees Who Use Gender-Affirming Restrooms

The Florida State Board of Education unanimously voted earlier this week impose harsher penalties for transgender student and staff at state colleges who are found using restroom and changing facilities that align with their gender identity. The proposed rule approved by the board, whose members are appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, directs boards of trustees for 28 public community and state colleges that are part of the state’s college system — which is separate from the state’s university system — to update their codes of conduct by April 1, 2024....