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Teacher who said 'good afternoon, girls' forced to apologise in gender clash衝突 with pupils小學生
The philosophy and religious education teacher said she was 'managed out' by senior staff高管after refusing to use only 'preferred' pronouns
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A teacher claims she was left humiliated被羞辱 after being made to
apologise to pupils at a private girls' school for calling them girls.
apologise to pupils at a private girls' school for calling them girls.
Pupils
at the £20,000-a-year school complained抱怨 and said not everyone in the
class identified as female, with one pupil challenging the woman to
acknowledge承認 their pronouns.
at the £20,000-a-year school complained抱怨 and said not everyone in the
class identified as female, with one pupil challenging the woman to
acknowledge承認 their pronouns.
The
philosophy and religious education teacher was forced to被迫 say sorry
after saying "good afternoon, girls" at the start of the lesson.
philosophy and religious education teacher was forced to被迫 say sorry
after saying "good afternoon, girls" at the start of the lesson.
Students
wrote all their names and pronouns on the board the following day次日, with
one of the children using the pronouns they/them.
wrote all their names and pronouns on the board the following day次日, with
one of the children using the pronouns they/them.
They also held a
lunchtime protest抗議 after she refused to acknowledge their request要求 on
usage and said she would need to involve使…參與 parents if a pupil's preferred
pronouns differed from their biological sex, The Mail on Sunday
reported.
lunchtime protest抗議 after she refused to acknowledge their request要求 on
usage and said she would need to involve使…參與 parents if a pupil's preferred
pronouns differed from their biological sex, The Mail on Sunday
reported.
In an ongoing仍在進行的 review into child and adolescent gender
dysphoria焦慮 care last week, the teacher said the problems began in May
2021 after some Year 7 students complained.
dysphoria焦慮 care last week, the teacher said the problems began in May
2021 after some Year 7 students complained.
It came less than a week after the sixth form's "diversity and inclusion" prefects did an assembly集會 on gender and pronouns.
Students were allegedly據說 shown a video discussing gender identities and sex being assigned at birth出生時.
"I was told that they made placards標語牌 with slogans口號 such as 'Trans lives matter'," the teacher said.
"Before
the end of the week, I was in some sort of disciplinary懲戒性的 process and the
head of year was telling me I had to apologise to the girls."
the end of the week, I was in some sort of disciplinary懲戒性的 process and the
head of year was telling me I had to apologise to the girls."
The
teacher, who asked to remain anonymous匿名的 to protect the pupils, said she
was made to stand to one side as the head of year addressed向…講話 the pupils
saying "no one here would want to hurt you".
teacher, who asked to remain anonymous匿名的 to protect the pupils, said she
was made to stand to one side as the head of year addressed向…講話 the pupils
saying "no one here would want to hurt you".
Addressing the
children on her behalf代表她, the head of year said "I am sorry you're upset",
explaining "no one here would want to hurt you" and "you're all really
loved by us".
children on her behalf代表她, the head of year said "I am sorry you're upset",
explaining "no one here would want to hurt you" and "you're all really
loved by us".
The teacher feels she was then "managed out" by
senior staff who refused to extend延長 her one-term contract合同 at the school,
which is part of the independent Girls' Day School Trust受託基金機構.
senior staff who refused to extend延長 her one-term contract合同 at the school,
which is part of the independent Girls' Day School Trust受託基金機構.
The Telegraph has contacted the trust, which declined to comment to the Mail on Sunday.
