Please or to access all these features

Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Concerned teacher - 8yo 'trans' child

152 replies

EtherealAurora · 15/07/2023 10:50

NC for this.

A family recently moved to my school. There is a 9yo girl and her 'brother', an 8yo 'boy' who is actually a girl. Staff are to call the 'boy' David (obvs not real name) and use pronouns he/him etc. Children in the class are NOT to be told this is a girl.

Currently, children use mixed sex toilets. However, from September, the class will be split to change for PE into girls and boys.

I am not comfortable with a girl changing in a room full of boys. I think if I suggest they change in another space (eg toilets) this would cause questions to be asked by other children in the class, potentially 'outing' the child. What would be a sensible suggestion for me to make to SLT in this instance?

OP posts:
Thread gallery
6
Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 15/07/2023 11:10

I thought affirmation had recently been ruled out by the DOE.

Do the parents really believe that the boys ( and girls) don’t know ?

YetAnotherSpartacus · 15/07/2023 11:07

What would be a sensible suggestion for me to make to SLT in this instance?

I'd frame it as a question ... "what do you think will happen when the boys realise that 'David' is a girl as a result of changing in the boys' area and how will you deal with this?".

Swipe left for the next trending thread