“Will somebody with clout please tell the autocrats who run our state and public schools that children are human beings with civil rights? I doubt if there is a teacher anywhere who doesn’t intuitively call the student the name they request, the name they write on their assignments, the name that their friends call them. It simply establishes rapport with the student. Punishing Ms. Melissa Calhoun for her delayed response to a repressive rule threatens all students and teachers, undermines their dignity and self-worth and defies the spirit of our liberal democracy.” (Florida Today, 8/31/2025)