A Florida high school teacher was excused from her role after referring to a student by their preferred name without their parents’ permission, according to multiple reports.

The teacher, Melissa Calhoun, worked at Satellite High School, an arts magnet school in Brevard County, since 2019, but her contract was not renewed after a student’s parent told the school district that Calhoun was referring to a name that aligned to a student’s gender identity rather than their legal name, according to The Washington Post.

After the parent told the district, Calhoun acknowledged that she called the student by their preferred name, The Post continued. But this violated a Florida legislation that requires parents to sign off on their students being referred to by names other than their legal name — including both nicknames and chosen names that may align with a student’s gender identity — through the “Parental Authorization for Deviation from Student’s Legal Name Form.”

The 2023 Florida Board of Education rule falls in line with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) “war on woke.”

Similar legislation is in place in several states, but this reportedly marks the first instance in which a teacher has lost their job over it.

Her contract is set to end in May, and Brevard Public Schools informed her last week that they will not renew it. She had been with Brevard Public Schools for more than 12 years.

The school district spokeswoman Janet Murnaghan told the Post that the district “supports parents’ rights to be the primary decision-makers in their children’s lives, and Florida law affirms their right to be informed.”

“Teachers, like all employees, are expected to follow the law,” Murnaghan added.

In the midst of losing her job, Calhoun has received an outpouring of support, including a change.org petition that has garnered more than 14,000 signatures in support of Calhoun getting her job back.

Similarly, students at the school protested on Thursday condemning her job loss.

And at a Tuesday school board meeting, a handful of locals also showed up and demanded that she be reinstated, according to Florida Today.

One student said that Calhoun is “loved by all of her students.”

“Her goal was to make everyone feel welcome,” the student added.

A co-worker of Calhoun also spoke out on Tuesday.

“My colleague and child’s teacher was let go after just two weeks of internal review,” Kristine Staniec, who is a media specialist at Satellite High School, told the board on Tuesday. “There was no harm, no threat to safety, no malicious intent, just a teacher trying to connect with a student, and for that, her contract was not renewed.”

But school board member Katye Campbell argued that parents “are the number one decision-makers for their children.”

“That’s why we send out the form, that’s why the State Board of Education made the rule,” Campbell said.

HuffPost reached out to Calhoun, Brevard Public Schools, Satellite High School and the petition organizer for comment but did not immediately hear back.