The Government is set to examine a school which is at the centre of a row over kids being enabled to recognize as animals.
A 13-year-old student was branded “despicable” by her instructor at Rye College, a state secondary in East Sussex after she contradicted her schoolmate was a cat.
Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, is comprehended to have actually purchased an examination into the school after the tape-recorded discussion was launched.
The argument spiralled following a class on “life education” in which they were informed they can “be who you want to be and how you identify is up to you”.
Downing Street informed headteachers that they need to not be teaching kids that they can recognize as cats or other animals
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The school has actually given that dealt with big reaction, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak likewise wading into the row through his spokesperson, who said it is wrong for kids to be affected by the “personal views” of instructors when it concerns transgender concerns.
On Tuesday, Downing Street informed headteachers that they need to not be teaching kids that they can recognize as cats or other animals.
It follows it emerged that school kids are being enabled to recognize as cats, horses, dinosaurs and, in one circumstances, a moon.
“Teachers should not be teaching contested ideology as fact. They must have due regard to safeguarding if a pupil identifies as an animal,” a source close to Keegan said.
She has reportedly ordered the Department for Education’s regional director for the South East to visit Rye College and investigate whether pupils’ safety has been put at risk.
Students at the school were told they would be reported to a senior school leader for refusing to affirm their classmate’s preferred identity.
During the recording of the hostile exchange the teacher starts by saying “how dare you – you’ve just really upset someone” by “questioning their identity”.
The student reacted: “If they want to identify as a cat or something then they are genuinely unwell – crazy.”
Students at the school were informed they would be reported to a senior school leader for declining to verify their schoolmate’s favored identity
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A representative for Rye College, said: “Whilst we are not aware at this stage of any plans for a visit from the Department for Education, we will continue to keep them proactively updated on this situation and would of course support any enquiries they may have.
“We are committed to offering our pupils an inclusive education. Teachers endeavour to ensure that pupils’ views are listened to, and encourage them to ask questions and engage in discussion. Teachers also aim to answer questions sensitively and honestly.
“We strive to uphold the highest standards across the school. We are reviewing our processes and working with the relevant individuals to ensure such events do not take place in the future.”
