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Brevard school board member John Thomas's motion to rehire former Satellite High teacher Melissa Calhoun failed due to lack of a second.

Calhoun lost her job for using a student's chosen name without parental permission, violating a 2023 Florida Board of Education rule.

While a state committee cleared Calhoun to teach under probation, Superintendent Mark Rendell refused to rehire her.

Five months after a parent's complaint triggered an investigation that would ultimately result in a Satellite High teacher losing her job, following the

Despite a slew of public comments from community members signed up to support Melissa Calhoun, the teacher in question, the motion died for lack of a second at the Aug. 12 school board meeting.

The motion, made by board member John T

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