GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida teacher has been placed on administrative leave after the state’s attorney general warned the district over the educator’s use of a gender-neutral title in the classroom.

The complaint centers on an elementary school teacher in Alachua County .

What we know:

A Talbot Elementary School teacher in Gainesville has been placed on administrative leave following a complaint received by Florida Attorney General Jame Uthmeier’s office.

The complaint alleges that the teacher instructed students and staff to address her using the gender-neutral title "Mx." rather than "Miss" or "Mrs."

The attorney general has warned that this practice may violate district policy, as well as state and federal law. The school district has confirmed that an investigation is underw

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