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Safe Schools Alliance support Legal action against Oxfordshire Schools Trans Guidance

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GColdtimer · 14/12/2019 20:45

Safe Schools Alliance supports legal action against Oxfordshire County Council. Three claimants (a teacher, a parent and a 13 year old girl) are bringing proceedings on the basis the guidance is illegal, breaks safeguarding protocols and compels teachers to subscribe to gender ideology or be at risk of disciplinary action.

The legal team think there the claimants have a really strong case.

[[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oxfordshire-council-may-be-sued-over-shared-school-lavatories-0d5jkz89r?shareToken=599901c4c91e068da7ef3ae8730ec733&fbclid=IwAR3AjPIakXSUBQo6DAy6Fx1qmy1X4HyHA-jszAxWFZ0mFn2hGVzqCQxR2SU Sunday Times Article]

More details on the website, including the letter which went to OCC in all its wonderful legal glory:

safeschoolsallianceuk.net/legal-action/

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LangCleg · 15/12/2019 09:23

Might be worth posting the statutory safeguarding guidance for children, Working Together.

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779401/Working_Together_to_Safeguard-Children.pdf

This action challenges the guidance not simply on the rights of girls but also on the safeguarding failures for the children who question their gender. Things like parental alienation, confidential disclosures, lack of information sharing - these things are all recommended in genderist guidance and they are not Working Together compliant.

breakfastpizza · 15/12/2019 09:17

'Genderless' is included under the guidance as being 'Trans'. You guys - I'm Trans and I didn't even know it!

SingingLily · 15/12/2019 09:13

Actually, if this action succeeds, wouldn't that force the EHRC to think again?

Sunkisses · 15/12/2019 09:04

@ImGenderfree, no this is a local education authority's (LEA) own guidance. The EHRC is the national statutory body whose job it is to promote and uphold (via guidance) equalities and anti-discrimination laws. The EHRC should have been explaining the single-sex exemptions in the Equality Act 2010 to schools, retailers, leisure centres etc. They have failed spectacularly, and have instead been captured by trans ideology. They were due to publish their local awaited schools trans guidance back in the Autumn, but it has been delayed due to pushback from parents and women's rights groups. If the EHRC's schools trans guidance does not uphold the rights of schoolgirls, I am sure it too will be subject to legal challenge.

MockersFactCheckMN · 15/12/2019 08:54

Seen the letter. Looks like Victoria Gillick is the gift that keeps on giving.

SingingLily · 15/12/2019 08:51

Will dig later today - I promise.

I don't live in Oxfordshire but I'm not a million miles away. My MP has similar concerns and I'll bring this to her attention so she can keep an eye on things over here.

ImGenderfree · 15/12/2019 08:49

Is this toolkit essentially the same as the draft guidance from the EHRC which has yet to be released?

LangCleg · 15/12/2019 08:39

Finally.

Every time I think about this action and that extremist genderism is making an unsafe environment in our schools, I get a bit weepy.

I've dug and will dig again in January.

I urge everyone to read the letter sent as linked to earlier on the thread. Not only does it advocate for the legal rights of all children, not just those who question their gender, but it also challenges this horrendous guidance on the basis of placing children questioning their gender outside the safeguarding frameworks afforded to other children - to whit. confidential disclosures, parental alienation and information sharing.

The rights of girls matter. The safeguarding of children who question their gender matters. All guidance going into schools must be Working Together compliant.

Thank you, SSA. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And thank you, courageous claimants.

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Lordamighty · 15/12/2019 08:38

Would love to this played out in court. I’m dug in.

Clymene · 15/12/2019 07:16

Just read that letter. Lucy is going to have a crappy Christmas Grin

Melroses · 14/12/2019 23:31

Well done! Fantastic article. I will dig in!

Novina · 14/12/2019 23:08

Was just coming to post this! I have girls at school in this region. Just going to find my spade ...

cwg1 · 14/12/2019 23:03

Well done and all good luck.

The sheer hard work and time GCers put into reading up and learning, and the generosity of professionals giving their expertise through articles, meetings and so on is amazing. It's so good to see you getting recognition for it.

Ereshkigal · 14/12/2019 22:44

The letter is excellent. This is such an important case. Will support on payday.

ScrimshawTheSecond · 14/12/2019 22:37

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FTFOTFVille · 14/12/2019 22:27

Yes, wow, good work indeed. Ditto digging.

Whatisthisfuckery · 14/12/2019 22:16

Wow, and about time to. Thank you SSA for all your work on this. I shall be doing some digging as soon as my bank balance will allow.

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GColdtimer · 14/12/2019 22:14

Thanks everyone. I do think we need a large parent and teacher body demonstrate to OCC we are not happy. It was a friend and I who started the challenge against OCC early this year and Safe Schools Alliance formed off the back of us meeting other groups of parents who were doing the same in their areas. We were dismissed, treated like bigots, etc. To hear a top flight barrister congratulate us on all our prep work and to say that everything we had been saying was right was quite a moment. We knew we were right but now we have the legal backing. It's amazing really. We but have a long way to go and need people to start raising their voices. So thank thankful for MN support.

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rodgmum · 14/12/2019 22:09

I am so pleased to see this. It’s such an important test case - will be doing some digging tomorrow morning.

Uncompromisingwoman · 14/12/2019 22:07

Well done all of you. This is so important. Those guidelines are shocking and it is a sign of the extent to which regulatory capture has so silenced professionals that the safeguarding board and experienced education professionals strip away children's right to safety, dignity and privacy from the opposite sex without any hesitation. Not to mention repeatedly removing safeguarding from a vulnerable group and undermining the relationship between parents and children.

AlwaysTawnyOwl · 14/12/2019 22:00

I’ve contributed and will share. I’m in Oxfordshire but children no longer at school. However happy to write and will co tact you through website. This is an important test case.

nauticant · 14/12/2019 21:51

The way ahead has three complementary aspects. One is to prevent the law being changed further to include mad stuff. Another is targeted legal actions to make companies, organisations, institutions, etc comply with the law. The third is to campaign against institutional and regulatory capture.

FamilyOfAliens · 14/12/2019 21:45

That letter is a breath of fresh air, nauticant. I had feared we would never see the day when people other than “bigots” and “terfs” would be making a stand against the dangerous, toxic ideology that’s pervading our schools.

nauticant · 14/12/2019 21:33

It's well worth having a read of the DOWNLOAD LETTER TO OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FROM SINCLAIRSLAW SOLICITORS DATED 13/12/19 link.