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Weald school drops JK Rowling from its House names after transphobia row

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happydappy2 · 11/06/2020 17:26

The Head was on the radio earlier & The Times have picked up on it (sorry can’t link) I just cannot believe a Headteacher can justify not wanting to be associated with her name.....what signal does this send to the female pupils? Discussing yr rights is wrong & will get you blacklisted....her recent writing on the subject showed compassion and concern, not hatred, this is just crazy.

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contactusdeletus · 11/06/2020 18:36

What cowardice. And I'm willing to bet there was no prior controversy on the issue either. No horde of parents calling for him to change the name.

Yet another person who wasn't even asked to pick a side pre-emptively trying to save their own skin.

If I was still a student and that was still my school, I'd take it as an invitation for a bit of anti-authoritarian action. Leave a few used tampons in the men's teacher toilets, and see how comfortable he is living by his new ethos, instead of just inflicting it on women and girls.

FemaleAndLearning · 11/06/2020 18:29

Do they study biology at that school?

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happydappy2 · 11/06/2020 18:23

Encouragingly all the comments under The Times article are ridiculing this decision, not one single person in favour, because there is simply no justification for this pathetic choice. The fact the Head was so confident he was doing the right thing, he went on radio to discuss it, is probably now looking like not such a good decision.

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IsadoraQuagmire · 11/06/2020 17:52

Fools!

fluckityfluckfluck · 11/06/2020 17:52

I'd like to write to them

TorkTorkBam · 11/06/2020 17:52

Can you imagine the chilling effect on the free speech of girls in that school?

Top man will throw you under the bus in a heartbeat if he suspects you of heresy.

No matter how nicely you put it when you suggest that maybe the earth is round not flat and this is worthy of debate. Cancelled. Out. Bye. Bigot.

JemimaShore · 11/06/2020 17:52

Idiotic decision.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 11/06/2020 17:49

Nitwits.

stillathing · 11/06/2020 17:47

My fucking god. I wonder if any parents are on MN?

TorkTorkBam · 11/06/2020 17:40

I wonder what the governing body will have to say about that.

Mind you, if there are any female governors on the board the HT will probably move to have them cancelled if they dare to express contrary opinions.

Focusanddetermination · 11/06/2020 17:34

Anyone have his address?

Focusanddetermination · 11/06/2020 17:33

That's disgusting.

Deltoids1 · 11/06/2020 17:31

Spineless twats. What on Earth will this teach their pupils? Judge someone on a social media spat rather than through research and discussion of the issues. What a disgraceful teacher.

ChurchOfWokeApostate · 11/06/2020 17:28

It’s like a frenzy, so quick to denounce so you can’t be guilty by association.

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