Girl's School Trust Refuses Transgender Pupils

[mushroom25]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10361677/Leading-group-girls-schools-says-not-accept-transgender-pupils.html

the reason for the refusal is said to be legislative - that is, to accept legally male pupils may compromise their right to exist as single sex establishments in the face of the Equality Act 2010. the relevant bit is here:-

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/notes/division/3/16/28/1?wrap=true

now if the legislation said "gender" or "gender identity" there wouldn't be a problem. time for the government to amend all sex-label legislation to reflect today's focus on gender identity? or is it more important to maintain separate establishments for those born with X-X chromosomes?

[THECORBYLOON]

From the Act,

"862. This paragraph allows a single-sex school to refuse to admit pupils of the opposite sex. A school is defined as single-sex if it admits pupils of one sex only. This is so even if it admits a small number of pupils of the opposite sex on an exceptional basis or in relation to particular courses or classes only. "

Could the "exceptional basis" not be used for transgender pupils?

[vulcan42]

It mentions "the opposite sex", whom are transgender pupils opposite to?

[dave50]

So many cans of worms have been opened unnecessarily to satisfy a tiny minority of militant activists.

[mushroom25]

// Could the "exceptional basis" not be used for transgender pupils? //

for isolated examples, probably, but not if acceptance of transgenders were to be policy.

[douglas9401]

'Tail tries to wag dog again'.

[fcc]

Why not have a school for transgender.

[douglas9401]

Excellent idea, fcc, it could be set up in Middlesex.

[THECORBYLOON]

The Act gives examples including the following,

"If the daughters of certain members of staff at a boys’ school are allowed to attend, it is still regarded as a single-sex school."

That would require a change to the Policy so I would think a Policy change to allow transgender pupils to attend, would satisfy the Act.

[jourdain2]

I wouldn't, these days, allow my daughters to join the Guides, now that trans-females are allowed. I would expect any single-sex school (and both my girls attended one from 11 - 15) to be just that. It has always been the case that children of staff could attend - they are under the supervision of their parent.

As for Boarding Schools (or schools with a boarding element) the sexes (physical) are separate - and should be so. (Granddaughter's school until a year ago.)

[youngmafbog]

BA for Douglas @ 13:47.

The school is correct in banning them. If you have dangly bits you shouldn't be allowed in a girls school.

[burlyshirley]

Good for them, I say.

[naomi24]

^Me too.

[lankeela]

Why are children allowed to change sex anyway - is there not a minimum age for such operations? I am presuming of course that transgender means they have actually had an operation to change sex.

[emmie]

i thought trans meant transition to become another gender...