So my AIBU is really on behalf of my DS
He is in year 11 so GCSE year, they have weekly social story lessons.
Covering a wide range of interesting topics.
My DC has come home tonight complaining...
This weeks topic focused on Identity, mainly on cat gender ( not sure if this is the exact terminology), reason being someone in his year identifies as a female cat. The session is a place where discussions can happens.
So DC said that teacher has spoken about a huge list of genders and how student should respect all other pupils and how they identify.. completely agree
My DC then questioned me at home and said "having so many genders will have an impact on children who may be confused about gender. And that my DC doesn't think we should normalise ( identifying as a cat) this. Where does it stop? He said he respects anyones rights and isn't actually bothered if someone wanted to identify as a frog but feels teaching about it in school isn't the right thing to do. Just teaching about respect in general is enough."
They are continuing the session topic next week.. My DC doesn't want to join in as he feels it's a waste of his time and would prefer to focus on his GCSE subjects
What would you do in this situation?