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Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender

www.theguardian.com Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender

Kemi Badenoch says guidance will ensure parents know what is ‘going on with their children’ at school

Teachers will be forced to tell parents that their child is questioning their gender even if the young person objects under new guidance for schools in England, the equalities minister has indicated.

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Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender

www.theguardian.com /society/2023/jul/17/teachers-in-england-will-have-to-tell-parents-if-children-question-their-gender

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Why would they not tell their parents? Genuine question from someone out of the loop. If my kid was questioning I would prefer I know, right? The school has the kid for the majority of their time awake during the school year. This makes sense to me.
- Because bigots have literally tortured their kids over being queer forever. Kids who don't feel safe coming out at home usually have a good reason from fear of abuse to becoming homeless.
- Because there are deeply bigoted parents that would hit their child if they found out. Maybe try to see it from their viewpoint?
  
  That's why I commented a question asking for rationale behind a different viewpoint. Thanks stranger, that makes sense.
  
  I've been arguing exactly this with someone else somewhere in this thread. There are children who would be abused/kicked out of their home over this sort of thing.
  I'd happy waiting until my child is ready to tell me to learn of certain aspects about them if it means protecting another from harm of this sort.
  The problem I feel is the very parents demanding to know this information are the exact parents you wouldn't want knowing this information for their child's sake.

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