Suella Braverman: Schools do not need to comply with gender preference of pupils

[Amity Island]

In advance of a speech to the Policy Exchange on Wednesday addressing equalities and rights, the Attorney General has said:

“I want to make it clear that it is possible, within the law, for schools to refuse to use the preferred opposite-sex pronouns of a child.”

Ms Braverman says it is also lawful for schools to refuse to allow a biologically male child to wear a girls’ uniform or participate in girls’ single-sex sports, while single-sex schools have the right to not admit a child of the opposite biological sex who identifies as transgender.

Meanwhile, Ms Braverman warns teachers and schools who allow students to “socially transition” to the opposite sex without the knowledge or consent of their parents may be in “breach of their duty of care to that child”.

She adds mixed schools have the legal capacity to ban biologically and legally male children, who identify as transgender, from using the girls’ toilets.

“There is also a separate duty to provide single-sex toilets in schools, breach of which would be unlawful,” Ms Braverman said.

Suella Braverman: Schools do not need to comply with gender preference of pupils

Her comments come in advance of a speech to the Policy Exchange on Wednesday addressing equalities and rights.

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[everydayupsanddowns]

I think the phrase ‘socially transition’ tells me all I need to know about Ms Braverman’s opinion.

 

[nonethewiser]

Common sense at last, it's all getting out of hand & society is beginning to realise this.

 

[Inka]

I think the phrase ‘socially transition’ tells me all I need to know about Ms Braverman’s opinion.

I think that was a phrase from the Cass Review? I remember reading something about it online - that it wasn’t a neutral/easy act and should be done with care and expert input. One of the reasons given was that it was hard to come back from, which I can understand.

I’m no fan of Suella but I’m glad she clarified the law on single sex exemptions and the rules about single sex toilets in school. Too many girls have been disadvantaged by mixed sex toilets, and, of course, some girls need them for religious reasons quite apart from anything else.

 

[Amity Island]

I think that was a phrase from the Cass Review? I remember reading something about it online - that it wasn’t a neutral/easy act and should be done with care and expert input. One of the reasons given was that it was hard to come back from, which I can understand.

I’m no fan of Suella but I’m glad she clarified the law on single sex exemptions and the rules about single sex toilets in school. Too many girls have been disadvantaged by mixed sex toilets, and, of course, some girls need them for religious reasons quite apart from anything else.

It's like so many things in life, the pendulum swings way across to the other side. Eventually, we might see a happy medium and some pragmatism.