Intersex Teacher in Florida Says School Fired Him Based on Belief He Was Trans

Intersex Teacher Fired in Florida After Parent Falsely Claims He Is Trans, ACLU Says

St. Johns County School District, Florida // Wikimedia Commons // Michael RiveraErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.An intersex teacher at a Florida public school was forced to resign, evidently on the false belief that he identifies as transgender, after a parent complained about his presence in the classroom—this according to a complaint fi…

Intersex teacher in Florida says school fired him based on belief he was trans

This story originally appeared on Them.Shepard Scalf, a Florida teacher who is intersex, is alleging in a new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filing that his school district fired him because they perceived him as transgender. Scalf was assigned female at birth but identifies as male, per the Monday filing.In the filing, Scarf claims that, at the same time he was fired, he was told that his performance as a Language Arts teacher at Patri…