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Florida students now need parental permission to use a nickname at school.
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The new rule is thanks to legislation approved by the state governor best known by his nickname.
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The rule also applies to transgender students who wish to choose a preferred name rather than a legal name.
Students who go to school in Florida will now need parental permission to use a nickname or a school pet name, thanks to a law put in place by Gov. Ronald DeSantis, better known as Ron.
The rule will soon hit all Florida counties and follows new legislation adopted in July that aims to “promote parents’ rights and protect the educational record of their children to ensure that a child’s legal name or parent-approved surname is used at school,” According to the Florida Department of Education.
It is part of Florida House Bell 1069, which DeSantis agreed to earlier this year.
A spokesperson for DeSantis did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
Fox 35 Orlando reported Tuesday that Orange County parents may have to fill out a form giving their child permission to use a different name at school, whether that be a nickname, an abbreviated version of the legal name (like Ron) or a preferred name altogether, according to a memo from the Public Schools Legal Services office in Orange County to the district leaders and managers who walked out on Monday.
According to the Orange County Public Schools Applicationunder School Board policy, “The student’s name as recorded on the birth certificate or other supporting evidence must be used as provided by Florida Statutes Section 1003.21, until or unless a final court order verifies the legal name change.”
The school district said in the memo that the form also applies to transgender students who do not wish to use their legal name.
But even if a parent fills out a permission slip to allow their student to use a different name at school, the student’s teacher is still not allowed to address the student with the pronouns of their choice, According to House Bill 1069.
The same goes for parents and students in Seminole County, Florida, who received a similar email Tuesday morning from their school board, I mentioned people.
“If you would like your child to be able to use a name other than their legal name on any of our campuses, we will ask you to complete a consent form titled “Parental Authorization to Deviate from Student’s Legal Name Form,” the note said, according to People.
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