Faculty and staff at public colleges in Florida could be fired for using the bathroom. In a blow for transgender rights, the state’s education board passed a rule on Wednesday that mandates people at these institutions to use the bathroom corresponding to their assigned sex at birth or a unisex bathroom. The rule also applies to changing facilities and university student housing.
Student handbooks, disciplinary procedures and codes of conduct have to be updated with the new rules, although it is unclear how students might be reprimanded.
Faculty and staff could be fired after two documented offenses, per the Florida Department of Education. “Disciplinary actions may use a progressive discipline process that includes verbal warnings, written reprimands, suspension without pay, and termination,” the department said.
The new rule is intended to comply with a law passed in May that criminalizes the use of bathrooms that don’t align with a person’s sex at birth.
This bill and others targeting transgender people signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis was dubbed a “slate of hate” by activists.
DeSantis has taken efforts to prohibit gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Florida.
Truck driver dies after explosion in Iztapalapa; death toll rises to 19
Jazlyn transferred to hospital in Texas; her grandmother protected her with her body from the explosion in Iztapalapa
Sedesa reports death of Alicia Matías Teodoro, grandmother who saved her granddaughter in explosion; family claims she is still alive
IMMIGRATION
When a Degree Isn’t Enough: The Rise of Long-Term Unemployment Among the College-Educated
BUSINESS
Google’s “Nano Banana” AI Tool: How Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Transforms Photo Editing
Dr. Pepper Acquires JDE Peet’s: What Can Small Businesses learn About Growth Through Acquisition
Tips on How Short-Form Video Can Transform Your Business Growth
Crisis as a Catalyst: How Businesses Turn Setbacks into Opportunities