The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has sanctioned and fined Monarch High School for allowing a transgender female to play on its female volleyball team. As first reported by The Daily Signal, the FHSAA delivered its findings regarding violations of the Fairness In Women’s Sports Act. Last month, Broward School Superintendent Peter Licata reassigned the Monarch High School principal, assistant principal and three other officials for allowing “D.N.” to play on the team while her parents sued the school district and the Florida Board of Education.
In its letter, the FHSAA officially reprimanded Monarch High, placed the school on administrative probation through November 2024 and issued a $16,500 fine.
Additionally, the school will host an FHSAA compliance seminar which officials must attend.
The FHSAA also ruled D.N. was ineligible to represent any member school from November 2023 to November 2024.
On social media, Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. thanked the FHSAA for its prompt handling of the matter.
Diaz wrote, “Thanks to @GovRonDeSantis, Florida passed legislation to protect girls’ sports and we will not tolerate any school that violates this law. We applaud the swift action taken by the @FHSAA to ensure there are serious consequences for this illegal behavior.”
