Global Courant 2023-04-17 10:06:06
Pupils at £20,000 a year school said not everyone in class identified as female – PA
A teacher claims she was left humiliated after having to apologize to students at a private girls’ school for calling them girls.
Pupils at the £20,000 a year school complained saying not everyone in the class identified as female, with one pupil challenging the woman to pronouns.
The philosophy and religious education teacher had to say sorry after saying “good afternoon girls” at the beginning of class.
The next day, the students wrote all their names and pronouns on the board, with one of the children using the pronouns she/they.
They also staged a lunchtime protest after she refused to acknowledge their request about usage, saying she would have to involve parents if a student’s favorite pronouns differed from their biological sex, The Mail on Sunday reported.
In an ongoing study into care for gender dysphoria in children and adolescents last week, the teacher said the problems started in May 2021 after some 7th grade students complained.
It came less than a week after sixth grade “diversity and inclusion” prefects held a meeting gender and pronouns.
Students were reportedly shown a video discussing gender identities and the sex assigned at birth.
“I was told they were making banners with slogans like ‘Trans lives matter’,” the teacher said.
“Before the end of the week I was in some kind of disciplinary process and the head of the year told me to apologize to the girls.”
The teacher, who asked to remain anonymous to protect the students, said she had to stand aside when the head of the year addressed the students with the words “no one here would want to hurt you”.
The head of the year addressed the children on her behalf saying “I’m sorry you are upset”, explained “no one here would want to hurt you” and “you are all truly loved by us”.
The teacher feels she was then “shown off” by senior staff who refused to renew her one-term contract at the school, which is part of the independent Girls’ Day School Trust.
The Telegraph has contacted the trust, which declined to comment to the Mail on Sunday.
