Parents of transgender pupil complain at ‘ignorant’ opinion of governing body member

Parents of child at Somerset West school go to gender equality commission over opinion document

30 December 2022 - 00:00

The parents of a transgender pupil have complained to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) over the “ignorant” views of a member of the school governing body who compared such children with “special needs” pupils...

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