from Christian Concern
The Supreme Court has today refused to hear the appeal of Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire of the landmark Kristie Higgs Court of Appeal ruling.
In February 2025, in a seminal judgment for Christian freedom and free speech, the Court of Appeal had reversed a ruling which defended the dismissal of Kristie Higgs from the school for raising concern on Facebook about extreme sex education and transgender ideology being taught in her son’s Church of England primary school.
The school had appealed the decision, but today Supreme Court judges Lord Reed, Lord Hamblen and Lady Simler rejected it, bringing to a close the extraordinary seven-year legal battle.
Mrs Higgs’ legal case is supported by the Christian Legal Centre and has been since 2018.
Responding to the news, Kristie said: “I am relieved and grateful to the Supreme Court for this common-sense decision.
“Christians have the right to express their beliefs on social media and at other non-work-related settings without fear of being punished by their employer.
“Expressing biblical truth is not discriminatory. It is an expression of love and of light.
“Today’s judgment is as important for free speech as it is for freedom of religion. Employers will no longer be able to rely on their theoretical fears of reputational damage or subjective concerns about causing offence to discipline employees for exercising their fundamental freedom to express their deeply held beliefs.
“The Court of Appeal has now set a clear standard to protect people like me, and the countless other Christians in this nation, to express their beliefs without fear of losing their jobs.”