SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – Another Satellite High School teacher could have her license suspended by the Florida Department of Education over a student using a preferred name in class, according to News 6 partner Florida Today .

In the more recent case, teacher Kerry Clapper allegedly did not stop a then-17-year-old student from writing their chosen name on assignments without parental permission, according to an investigative report from Brevard Public Schools.

Florida Today reported that a formal hearing has been requested, and Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas will seek a suspension of Clapper’s license.

Earlier this year, Brevard Public Schools said it wasn’t renewing Melissa Calhoun’s contract because she called a student by the name they wanted to be called

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