Schools with only unisex lavatories are acting unlawfully, warns Suella Braverman
2 years, 4 months ago

Schools with only unisex lavatories are acting unlawfully, warns Suella Braverman

The Telegraph  

Writing in The Telegraph, Ms Braverman said it can be lawful for schools to “refuse to allow a biologically and legally male child, who identifies as transgender, from using the girls’ toilets”. The legislative background therefore means that biological male children are generally not permitted to use the female toilets in schools.” Another contentious issue is children transitioning “behind their parents’ backs”, where schools allow pupils to assume a new gender identity without informing their family. “Under the Equality Act it is lawful for a school to refuse to allow a biologically male child, who identifies as a trans girl, from wearing a girls’ uniform or participating in girls’ single sex competitive sporting activities,” she added. “And it is lawful for a single sex school to refuse to admit a child of the opposite biological sex who identifies as transgender.” Officials at the Department for Education are drawing up guidance for schools on transgender children, which will need to be signed off by the Attorney General before it is published later this year.

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Fury over official trans and non-binary guidance to HR staff: Gender-critical campaigners slam 'impractical' advice that says refusing transgender women access to female-only toilets at work may be di
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Fury over official trans and non-binary guidance to HR staff: Gender-critical campaigners slam 'impractical' advice that says refusing transgender women access to female-only toilets at work may be di

Daily Mail  

A major British industry group has been accused of publishing impractical guidance over whether self-identifying transgender women can use single-sex spaces. It comes after Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch asked people last Wednesday to give examples of how public bodies use incorrect guidance on access to single-sex spaces. Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch asked people last week to give examples of how …

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down Wednesday on any school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender people. Principals in the Granite, Alpine, Davis and Salt Lake City school districts have been trained to address bathroom concerns on an individual basis, with discretion and …

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Utah public schools have been …

Gender-neutral lavatories ‘have more germs than single-sex ones’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Gender-neutral lavatories ‘have more germs than single-sex ones’

The Telegraph  

Gender-neutral lavatories carry the most germs, research suggests. Scientists said the findings about gender-neutral lavatories, which also included disabled facilities, might reflect heavier overall use, on top of different attitudes to cleanliness between men and women. “For example, hand hygiene surveys show that women are more likely to clean their hands after bathroom use than men, so we decided to …

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence

Associated Press  

LONDON — Children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate, according to a report Wednesday from a senior doctor in England. Dr. Hilary Cass said there is “no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress,” and young people have been caught up in a …

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr. Hilary Cass said there …

Children must not be rushed to change gender, report warns
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Children must not be rushed to change gender, report warns

The Telegraph  

Children who believe they are transgender may actually have mental health issues, a landmark report is set to find this week. It comes amid concern that children are being allowed to change gender in school without their parents’ knowledge or consent, and after the routine prescription of puberty blockers was banned by NHS England. “We’ve also said there’s more to …

Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents’ backs
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents’ backs

The Telegraph  

Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, has told Parliament that teachers should be cautious about any request to change gender and “parents should not be excluded from decisions taken by a school or college relating to requests for a child to ‘socially transition’.” The analysis of more than 600 mainstream state schools across Devon and Cornwall found that 73 per cent …

State approves first policy for transgenders
9 months, 1 week ago

State approves first policy for transgenders

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Monday cleared a comprehensive policy for the transgender community that suggests reforms in spheres such as education and healthcare facilities and envisages equal rights to transgenders who often face prejudice and discrimination. HT Image For instance, the policy suggests establishing a Transgender Protection Cell under the supervision of the director-general of police or nominating a …

Clarify law on trans access to female spaces, Liz Truss tells PM
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Clarify law on trans access to female spaces, Liz Truss tells PM

The Telegraph  

Liz Truss has challenged Rishi Sunak to back a Bill she is trying to take through Parliament to safeguard girls’ and women-only spaces for biological females. The former prime minister has introduced a private members’ bill to the Commons that she says will “for the first time define sex in law as biological sex”. According to Ms Truss, the Bill …

Teachers can’t be forced to use pupils’ chosen pronouns, says government
1 year ago

Teachers can’t be forced to use pupils’ chosen pronouns, says government

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former Tory prime minister Liz Truss said it “doesn’t go …

Schools trans guidance to be published by Christmas
1 year, 1 month ago

Schools trans guidance to be published by Christmas

The Telegraph  

Schools will receive guidance on transgender pupils by Christmas, but it could be spring before the rules come into force. MPs have warned that without official guidance, schools have been forced to seek advice from third-party providers, which have arguably promoted radical gender ideology in classrooms. A report by the Policy Exchange think tank published in March found that schools …

‘Kids are having to use their deadname’: Students say gender policies make schools feel unsafe
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Kids are having to use their deadname’: Students say gender policies make schools feel unsafe

LA Times  

Celeste Stoller, left, shown here with mother, Ruqayyah, is among the students speaking out against new policies requiring schools to notify parents if students indicate they are gender-nonconforming. “Multiple trans kids are having to use their deadname,” said Max Ibarra, a high school senior in the Chino Valley Unified School District in San Bernardino County, referring to a student’s birth …

Clarity urgently needed on transgender guidance for schools, says commissioner
1 year, 3 months ago

Clarity urgently needed on transgender guidance for schools, says commissioner

The Independent  

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Government distances itself from ‘Lavatory Tsar’ claims
1 year, 4 months ago

Government distances itself from ‘Lavatory Tsar’ claims

The Independent  

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Department for Education officials criticise ‘transphobic’ civil service guidance
1 year, 5 months ago

Department for Education officials criticise ‘transphobic’ civil service guidance

The Telegraph  

Officials at the Department for Education have attacked the civil service’s draft transgender policy as it prepares to publish its own trans guidance for schools, The Telegraph can reveal. Staff in the DfE’s LGBT+ Network have published an open letter on the department’s intranet claiming that trans guidance being developed for Whitehall is “transphobic”. The letter also claims that restricting …

Wisconsin school district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, federal judge says
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin school district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, federal judge says

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has blocked a Wisconsin school district from requiring transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match the sex they were assigned at birth while a lawsuit plays out against the school. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said Thursday that the Mukwonago Area School District must allow a transgender student to use facilities …

Gender identity guidance should be made ‘more inclusive’ to pupils – union
1 year, 7 months ago

Gender identity guidance should be made ‘more inclusive’ to pupils – union

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Government guidance on teaching relationships, sex and health education should …

Transgender guidance for schools to be published for summer term, says PM
1 year, 8 months ago

Transgender guidance for schools to be published for summer term, says PM

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Safeguarding principles are being “routinely disregarded in many secondary schools” when it comes to …

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe
1 year, 9 months ago

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepared not to participate in the ceremony. Several “ parental rights ” proposals, which aim to give parents greater control over their children’s education, would formally allow or require schools to …

School board has final say on transgender bathroom requests
2 years, 3 months ago

School board has final say on transgender bathroom requests

Associated Press  

ASHLAND, Va. — A county school board in Virginia has voted to require transgender students seeking to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity to present written requests to school officials — and possibly their disciplinary or criminal records. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the Hanover County School Board’s new policy also gives the board final say in …

Transgender child sues over Tennessee school bathroom law
2 years, 4 months ago

Transgender child sues over Tennessee school bathroom law

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A transgender child and her parents sued the Tennessee Department of Education on Thursday over a law that prohibits transgender students and staff from using school bathrooms or locker rooms that match their gender identities. Under Tennessee’s bathroom law, a student, parent or employee can sue for monetary damages “for all psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered” …

Attorney general says schools do not have to accommodate transgender pupils
2 years, 6 months ago

Attorney general says schools do not have to accommodate transgender pupils

The Independent  

Schools do not have to accommodate transgender pupils by addressing them by their prefered pronouns or allowing them to use gender-appropriate toilets, the attorney general has said. In an interview with The Times, cabinet minister Suella Braverman said that schools are under no legal obligation to allow transgender children to wear their preferred school uniform. She also criticised schools for …

NCPCR issues notice to NCERT on transgender inclusion manual
3 years, 1 month ago

NCPCR issues notice to NCERT on transgender inclusion manual

The Hindu  

Following a Right-wing backlash on social media and a complaint from a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued a notice to the National Council of Educational Research and Training regarding its new training manual on inclusion of transgender children in schools. Vinay Joshi, a former RSS pracharak and activist against fraudulent …

NCERT goes Woke, claims separate toilets for boys and girls is a problem
3 years, 1 month ago

NCERT goes Woke, claims separate toilets for boys and girls is a problem

Op India  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has decided to go full ‘Woke’ in a new training manual for teachers that was released recently. The objective of the training manual is the “sensitization of teachers and teacher educators regarding aspects of gender diversity keeping gender-nonconforming and transgender children at centre stage.” In a section of the document that discusses …

Scottish four-year-olds can change gender at school without parents’ consent
3 years, 4 months ago

Scottish four-year-olds can change gender at school without parents’ consent

The Telegraph  

Children as young as four will be able to change their name and gender at school without their parents’ consent under new LGBT inclusivity guidelines drawn up by the Scottish Government. Scotland’s schools have also been told that trans pupils should be able to use whatever lavatory or changing room they choose, to develop “gender neutral” uniform options, and to …

Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allowed a transgender student to use the bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity, a victory for the LGBTQ community that has been fearful the high court would take up the case and reverse a lower court opinion. Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at …

School board asks high court to review transgender policy
3 years, 10 months ago

School board asks high court to review transgender policy

Associated Press  

GLOUCESTER, Va. — A school board in Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review its transgender bathroom ban after rulings by lower courts that the policy is unconstitutional and had discriminated against former student Gavin Grimm. The Gloucester County School Board filed a petition before the high court on Friday that argues its bathroom policy poses a “pressing …

Virginia School Board's Transgender Bathroom Policy Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules
4 years, 3 months ago

Virginia School Board's Transgender Bathroom Policy Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Virginia school board’s transgender bathroom ban is unconstitutional and discriminated against a transgender male student who was barred from using the boys bathrooms in his high school. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Gloucester County School Board violated Grimm’s constitutional rights when it banned him …

Court: School transgender bathroom policy unconstitutional
4 years, 3 months ago

Court: School transgender bathroom policy unconstitutional

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Virginia school board’s transgender bathroom ban is unconstitutional and discriminated against a transgender male student who was barred from using the boys bathrooms in his high school. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Gloucester County School Board violated Grimm’s constitutional rights when it banned him from using the …

Appeals court rules for transgender man in bathroom case
4 years, 4 months ago

Appeals court rules for transgender man in bathroom case

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida school district was wrong when it forced a transgender high school student to either use the girls bathroom or a single-stall gender neutral bathroom, a federal appeals court ruled. The ruling issued Friday sides with Drew Adams, who sued the St. Johns County School District because he wasn’t allowed to use the boys restroom. “Were …

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