{"id":1848,"date":"2024-04-08T13:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juventudeemtransicao.pt\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2024-04-08T13:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:28:24","slug":"schools-defy-ministers-to-let-children-change-gender-behind-their-parents-backs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juventudeemtransicao.pt\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/schools-defy-ministers-to-let-children-change-gender-behind-their-parents-backs\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents\u2019 backs."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Analysis of more than 600 school equality and trans policies reveals that up to three-quarters misrepresent laws protecting sex and gender<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Primary school teachers are being told to allow children to change gender without informing their parents despite government guidance to the contrary, the biggest survey of its kind shows.<\/div>\n
An analysis of more than 600 school equality and trans policies reveals that up to three-quarters misrepresent laws protecting sex and gender, with some implementing rules such as letting boys use girls\u2019 toilets and changing rooms if they say they are a girl.<\/div>\n
One trust, which includes a number of Church of England primary schools, has even advised teachers to assist girls using breast binders whilst on school trips and allow students to sleep in bedrooms which match their \u201cgender identity\u201d.<\/div>\n
The policies remain in place despite long-awaited\u00a0draft Government guidance published in December<\/a>\u00a0which states that schools should not accept all requests for social transition and should involve parents in any decision that is made.<\/div>\n
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Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, has told Parliament that teachers should be cautious about any any request to change gender and \u201cparents should not be excluded from decisions taken by a school or college relating to requests for a child to \u2018socially transition\u2019.\u201d<\/div>\n
The analysis of more than 600 mainstream state schools across Devon and Cornwall found that 73 per cent and 62 per cent respectively are incorrectly representing equality laws.<\/div>\n
The dossier, compiled by Protect and Teach, a network of women concerned about gender ideology in schools and shared with The Telegraph, was undertaken in the regions after research showed that they had some of the highest rates of referral to gender identity services in the country.<\/div>\n
It comes just days before the expected publication of the Cass review into gender identity services for children, which has promised to consider the \u201cimportant role of schools\u201d. The interim report warned that changing a child\u2019s name and pronouns is \u201cnot a neutral act\u201d.<\/div>\n
Controversial trans ideology<\/h5>\n
Amid growing concern about the role of teachers in the\u00a0increasing number of children wishing to change gender<\/a>, The Telegraph can now reveal the extent to which controversial trans ideology has become embedded in policies.<\/div>\n
A number of the school policies analysed state that children \u201cas young as five\u201d can show signs of gender dysphoria and that biological sex \u201cis assigned at birth, depending on the appearance of the infant\u201d.<\/div>\n
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One leading grammar school defines sex as \u201ca person\u2019s understanding and experience of their own gender identity\u201d.<\/div>\n
The analysis shows that many of the school policies incorrectly represent the Equality Act, which lists nine characteristics which are protected from discrimination under law including sex, sexual orientation and gender reassignment.<\/div>\n
The most common error was schools replacing the term \u201csex\u201d with the term \u201cgender\u201d, which campaigners have warned dilutes protections including for single-sex spaces.<\/div>\n
Public sector equality rules state that organisations \u201cshould not use concepts such as gender or gender identity, which are not encoded in the Act and can be understood in different ways\u201d.<\/div>\n
In response to the findings, MPs and campaigners called for the\u00a0Government guidance<\/a>\u00a0to be made law so that schools which are \u201ccaptured\u201d by trans ideology are forced to comply.<\/div>\n
The draft guidance is currently under consultation, and there are concerns that it could be ignored by schools, with unions telling teachers\u00a0they do not have to follow it as it is not legally binding<\/a>.<\/div>\n
Miriam Cates MP, a former teacher, said: \u201cThis research is highly concerning as it shows that a significant proportion of schools still have policies that are consistent with neither the law nor safeguarding.<\/div>\n
\u201cTo keep children safe adults must always know and be truthful about whether a child is male or female and any policy that allows or encourages teachers to \u2018transition\u2019 children is clearly wrong.\u201d<\/div>\n
The Government said that they have been \u201cabsolutely clear about the importance of biological sex\u201d in schools and the importance of involving parents in any decisions about a child\u2019s trans status.<\/div>\n
Some policies have been published since December 2023, after the Department for Education (DfE) released its\u00a0trans guidance consultation document<\/a>\u00a0and others are due to remain in place for a number of years.<\/div>\n
Among the policies singled out for concern is that of An Daras Trust, which runs eight primaries in Devon and Cornwall \u2013 including two Church of England schools \u2013 and one pre-school.<\/div>\n
In its LGBT+ policy, due for review in 2025, An Daras Trust says that staff should \u201cnot disclos[e] a person\u2019s LGBTQ+ identity to any pupils, staff, parents or third parties without their permission\u201d that any communication with parents \u201cwill only be undertaken with the pupil\u2019s consent\u201d.<\/div>\n
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Staff will use any name of the child\u2019s choosing, including changing the register, and will \u201cuse their best endeavours\u201d to ensure students can use toilets and changing rooms matching their \u201cgender identity\u201d, it says.<\/div>\n
Any \u201ctransition care plans\u201d will be made with the pupil who \u201cmay request that their parents are not involved\u201d.<\/div>\n
The policy adds that before any trips or overnight stays staff should \u201cconsider any additional general hygiene needs of trans pupils, including washing and reusing binders\u201d.<\/div>\n
\u201cSleeping arrangements will be established by trans pupils, the headteacher and the Trust pastoral team. Where possible, the Trust will ensure trans pupils are able to sleep in rooms appropriate to their gender identity,\u201d the policy states.<\/div>\n
The Trust states that it will use its \u201cbest endeavours to enable trans individuals to access the toilet and changing facilities (when available) that correspond with their gender identity\u201d.<\/div>\n
It gives an example of transphobia that could amount to harassment as \u201cpurposely using the incorrect pronouns\u201d. It goes on to state that \u201cany occurrence of prejudice-related bullying\u201d will be passed to the headteacher who \u201cwill decide whether it is appropriate to notify the police.\u201d<\/div>\n
It comes after The Telegraph revealed earlier this year that a CofE primary school in the south east of England allowed a four-year-old boy to join as a girl despite concerns raised by other parents.<\/div>\n
Breast binding is also noted in the policies of Education South West (ESW), which runs 15 academies including ten which cater for primary age children.<\/div>\n
It notes that breast binding \u201ccan be hot, uncomfortable and restrictive but very important to their psychological and emotional wellbeing\u201d. PE teachers are told to monitor students and \u201cdiscretely\u201d offer breaks from exercise in case the binder impairs breathing.<\/div>\n
The school does not mention studies which have found that binding can cause pain, rib fractures, changes to the spine, headaches, respiratory and skin infections, and muscle wasting.<\/div>\n
It tells teachers they must \u201cvalidate the young person\u2019s identity as it is now and support any changes that may arise as they come to explore their identity further\u201d.<\/div>\n
The policy continues: \u201cESW schools will respect the confidentiality of all transgender students and will not reveal sensitive personal information without prior agreement of the individual except to protect their vital interests, it continues\u201d.<\/div>\n
“Interpretations of Equality Act”<\/h5>\n
Ms Cates said: \u201cToo many schools have swallowed activist interpretations of the Equality Act by falsely stating that \u2018gender identity\u2019 is a protected characteristic, which it is not.<\/div>\n
\u201cI hope once the consultation on the DfE\u2019s Gender Questioning guidance is finished and the final document is published that schools will correct their policies but if this is not the case, then the guidance must be made statutory.\u201d<\/div>\n
Protect and Teach said that they were \u201creally concerned\u201d about the fact that children are being taught contested ideas about gender from primary school.<\/div>\n
\u201cWhy are teachers creating uncertainty in children\u2019s minds about sex and gender and why are they listening to the requests for transition from a child whose ideas change every day, even throughout the day?\u201d one of the women behind the group said.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe have seen the waiting list gender clinics and having looked at their policies we believe that schools are responsible for creating this demand. They have no idea about the long term damage that they are doing.\u201d<\/div>\n
A spokesman for ESW said that they were \u201cdelighted\u201d to have finally received guidance from the Government on the issue and will be reviewing their policy when it expires in July in line with the recommendations from the Department of Education.<\/div>\n
An Daras Trust did not respond to a request for comment.<\/div>\n
A DfE spokesman said: \u201cWe are absolutely clear about the importance of biological sex, particularly in the context of safeguarding, and the role parents must play in decisions about their children.<\/div>\n
\u201cSchools and colleges are expected to follow all guidance issued by the Government, whether it is statutory or not.<\/div>\n
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