Students staged a walkout at their South Florida high school Tuesday after the principal and other staffers were reassigned over a transgender student being allowed to play on a girls volleyball team.

The employees at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, north of Fort Lauderdale, were moved to nonschool sites amid an investigation into allegations of improper student participation in sports, the local school district confirmed.

Although we cannot comment further, we will continue to follow state law and will take appropriate action based on the outcome of the investigation, John Sullivan, Broward County Public Schools chief communications and legislative affairs officer, said in a statement.