Safe Schools Alliance UK supports legal action against OxfordshireCounty Council (OCC)

Dec 19, 2019 by Jill

Safe Schools Alliance UK is supporting unprecedented legal action against Oxfordshire County Council, on the grounds that its use of the Trans Inclusion Toolkit for Schools 2019 is seriously flawed and poses a risk to children.

Safe Schools Alliance UK [SSAUK], a parent and teacher group,first pointed out a number of safeguarding flaws with the Trans Inclusion Toolkit,the official guidance recommended to all Oxfordshire schools and education settings, in February this year.

Although OCC committed to a ‘review’ of the guidance, they did not address any of the points raised, or respond to the safeguarding issues the group put to the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board (OSCB), which was managing the review on behalf of OCC.

Tanya Carter, spokeswoman for SSAUK, said: “This guidance fails to take into account all protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and will see schools being compelled to allow male pupils to share changing rooms, toilets and dorm rooms on residential trips with female pupils –without parents’ knowledge or permission.

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