Parents urge Archbishop of Canterbury to scrap trans guidance for schools

Jan 29, 2024 by Jill

by Louisa Clarence-Smith, Telegraph:

Christians challenge Church of England document dealing with ‘gender reassignment’ of pupils.

Christian parents have urged the Archbishop of Canterbury to withdraw Church of England guidance that says children can change their gender in school.

Parents have written to the Most Rev Justin Welby, asking him to scrap the guidance, “Valuing All God’s Children”, which advises schools on how to create an inclusive environment for “transgender” pupils.

The guidance states: “The protected characteristic of gender reassignment only works one way – not being transgender is not a protected characteristic.

“Consequently schools can make adjustments to meet the needs of a trans pupil without being accused of discriminating against non-trans pupils.”

The letter to Archbishop Welby is signed by Nigel and Sally Rowe, who claimed in 2017 that a Church of England primary school had said their six-year-old son would be deemed transphobic if he did not recognise another boy as a little girl.

The parents, who are being supported by the Christian Legal Centre, brought a legal challenge against the Department for Education after the Government failed to intervene in their case.

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