[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Ron DeSantis signed a bill barring transgender females on girls teams in 2021
- Officials at Monarch High School were reassigned over possible breaking of law
- A family friend of the student claims they hadn't 'come out' as transgender yet
A Florida high school principal and three other officials have been reassigned after letting a trans girl play on a girls' volleyball team - despite it being against state law.
Principal James Cecil, assistant principal Kenneth May, athletic director Dione Hester and volleyball coach Jessica Norton were all shuffled away from teaching roles.
Bosses at Monarch High School in Pompano Beach had raised 'allegations of improper student participation in sports.'
It comes after Ron DeSantis signed a bill barring transgender females from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes born as girls in 2021.
The student, according to sources, transitioned several years ago. The school district superintendent and the regional superintendent of schools chose to reassign the Monarch High officials.
As of 2023, 20 states have passed legislation protecting the rights of female athletes from facing what supporters say is an unfair competitive advantage from biologically male athletes.
But the Biden administration is attempting to amend Title IX, the law that protects women's sports, to allow athletes to compete on either men's or women's teams consistent with their gender identity.