Parents win government pledge to reform transgender guidance in schools

Christian parents in the UK who withdraw their children from a missionary school for guidance on transgender students have received more than $23,900 in legal fees and UK government’s commitment to reforming transgender recognition policies . School.

Nigel Rowe, 49, and his wife Sally, 47, have won after a five-year legal battle. according to The Christian Legal Center on behalf of parents. Parents have raised concerns after two boys in their son’s class were allowed to be identified as girls at the Isle of Wight school at the age of six.

July 2017, Anglican officials wrote Explain to Rowes that the school does not require any form of medical or psychological evaluation when a student asks to be identified as a member of the opposite sex.

The family received an ultimatum to either accept the policy or leave the school. They and their 6-year-old son have been told by a Church of England primary school they will be labelled “transphobic” if they refuse to accept a policy requiring confirmation of the gender identity of two trans students.

The family said their complaint to the Department of Education was rejected, which “refused to properly assess the evidence”.couple legal action taken against the Ministry of Education.

After Rowes was granted permission to conduct a judicial review of government policy, the CLC reported that the government settled the case, rather than a full judicial review.

“We are delighted with the results and pray that it will contribute to real change in the primary school,” the couple said in a statement.

“The new guidance must ensure that no more children are harmed. Transgender affirmation policies must end in schools and the issue of gender-confused children is managed compassionately and professionally outside the classroom.

“Many have tried to downplay the issue by suggesting it’s just about boys dressing up. This case has always been about a dangerous ideology that is now firmly rooted in schools, local authorities and the leadership of the Church of England This is causing serious long-term harm to thousands of children.”

CLC chief executive Andrea Williams said Rowes was “the first parents to expose trans ideology in our primary school five years ago”.

“At the time, because of their courage and determination to reveal the truth, they were ostracized by their local communities and faced personal abuse for daring to question policies they thought were harmful,” Williams said.

In 2015, Transgender Guidelines for Cornwall Schools, published by trans campaigners, directed schools to create gender-neutral bathrooms and allow students to wear clothing that matches their gender identity rather than their biological sex. The guidance urges teachers and governors to confirm the gender identity of transgender students.

According to the CLC, the guidelines have been seen as best practice for other schools since 2018 and have been adopted by the Ministry of Education.

The High Court order confirming the settlement stated that the Ministry of Education was “working with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to develop guidance on transgender issues with a view to conducting public consultation on the draft guidance”. The order states that the department will consult on the new guidelines this fall.

“We’ve seen the regrets of those who have taken the trans route; we’ve seen more and more children being pushed down this path – the more certain you are that a child is trans, the further they go, ” Rowes said in their statement. “It’s a health crisis. It’s about pushing an agenda in schools and now the numbers are out of scale. It’s devastating.”

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