Secondary school assistant sacked after posting petition against transgender issues being taught at her son's CofE primary

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Devoutly Christian secondary school assistant, 43, is sacked after posting petition against transgender issues being taught at her son's CofE primary

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6925837/School-assistant-43-sacked-posting-petition-against-transgender-teaching-sons-school.html

As it stands, many of you would place me in the same category as this woman, as deserving to loose her livelihood for seeking to raise her children as she sees fit. I think you might be missing the point of many posts!

Mine, for example: I haven't said I agree or disagree with the decision. But I have explained, at length, why anyone working in education would be ill advised to do the same. Other posters, many also teachers, have also explained why they think that what she did was misjudged.

DSis is currently avoiding the new lesson recommendations - she would have to teach them! Her whole hub is just pretending they don't exist, waiting for the knock at the door whilst continuing to teach the existing classes. That the new ones are recommended not yet compulsory is an issue too!

What primary schools should be doing however is teaching children that a family is a place of safety, of love and of trust

This ignores & denies the realities of those children whose family has not being 'a place of safety, love & trust.'

Recent thread:
OP LangCleg wrote:

'Times article: Children get caught in the LGBT crossfire'
"Compulsory lessons about sex and relationships have sparked an ugly battle between schools and parents — while ministers duck responsibility

Generally about the clash between religion and LGBT but a very good quote from Nazir Afzal at the end:

“If parents are going to protest, it should be about the two [pupils] in every classroom who, on average, have been or will be sexually assaulted; the eight in each classroom who will witness domestic abuse at some time each year. These are the real issues that threaten our children’s futures, not whether gay people exist.”

I take huge exception to this being presented without critique: the Tory MP Maria Miller, who chairs the women and equalities select committee, which backed compulsory RSE lessons after investigating sexual harassment in schools - well, there's not much point in compulsory RSE lessons to lower sexual assault and harassment in schools via curricula like No Outsiders because they actually diminish the ability of girls to assert boundaries and boys to accept them by ignoring the protected characteristic of sex and teaching them that a boy is a girl if he says he is. FFS. "

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/children-get-caught-in-the-lgbt-crossfire-3fvvrlw8s?shareToken=9e171d9f45c394fb5cd9eba86b9d44ba

There seem a significant number of people/lobby groups/organisations who are influencing or attempting to influence policy affecting all children & young people who are either blind to or naive as to the Safeguarding & welfare needs of pupils in schools today.

It is clear that many politicians, organisations, commentators with power are not always informed primarily by an understanding of Safeguarding & Child Protection frameworks.

Hopefully those who do have professional experience will be heard by policy makers & their contributions & insight respected.

Thank you Curious and Ro, I am in full agreement here that children’s welfare is paramount, and it’s good to hear of passive resistance.

I fear, however, that those with legitimate concerns about the content of compulsory materials, who work in Education, as I do, are effectively gagged from expressing their concerns.

I am concerned as fully appreciate how common child abuse is and see aspects of transgender teaching in schools to effectively result in a lowering of standard safeguarding.

I fear, however, that those with legitimate concerns about the content of compulsory materials, who work in Education, as I do, are effectively gagged from expressing their concerns

Its very important that a range of views, expertise & concerns are expressed & heard.
There is a danger just as trans-ideology becomes conflated with LGB advocacy so conservative religious ideologies become conflated with feminist/GC concerns.

Holding a position which centres and prioritises children's welfare is difficult when so many seek to make this a binary conflict.

It is though the only position to hold if Safeguarding children & vulnerable people is an individual/organisation's primary focus.

It is always worth being aware of 'force teaming' attempts & how this manipulation dynamic works. (Its more commonly used than is widely recognised)

opencda.com/?p=16873

H/t PencilsinSpace who shared this on a previous thread.