NHS Scotland: ‘Ditch boys and girls, kids can be gender fluid’
from The Christian Institute:
Schools should move away from the distinctions of ‘male’ and ‘female’, according to transsexual guidance for Scottish teachers.
A new 30-page policy document endorses ‘gender fluidity’, described as a “flexible range of gender expression which may change over time and sometimes as frequently as on a daily basis”.
The guidance claims that children can choose their gender, and says teachers should help a child to withhold their ‘gender choices’ from parents if necessary.
‘Gender stereotypes’
The document, produced by NHS Scotland in collaboration with three local authorities, says schools have an “opportunity to challenge typical gender stereotypes” of male and female.
It continues: “It is important that if a child or young person does not want their parents to know [about changing gender], the school must respect their wishes. Breaking confidentiality may put the young person at risk in their home.”
It’s going to completely estrange institutions from parents.
Responding to the news, Chris McGovern, of the Campaign for Real Education, said: “Teachers are not experts in this area and dabbling in it as though they are is likely to cause considerable confusion.”
Josie Appleton, head of civil liberties organisation the Manifesto Club, warned that the policy will sow division between parents and schools.
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