I'm about to be that parent but is this the right place?

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School diversity week. A creation of Just Like Us, where the available resources look skewed, not balanced despite the organisation claiming to represent LGBT+.

Anyway, email sent to school. Not sure I want to reproduce it here, but key points were:
Have the materials they plan to use been checked to make sure they satisfy Dept of Ed guidance?
Signposting- are they using the just like us supplied list which is skewed towards teams lobby groups with no support mentioned for young lesbians. Mentioned stonewall & their discrimination and the government exodus
How do they teach the disconnect between this and biology without affecting students grades
When does the school plan to have similar weeks celebrating and developing understanding of other groups with the protected characteristics listed in the EA 2010.

That's it now. Big witch sign against my name at the DD's school.

Well done.

I usually lurk and learn. Dear God, some of you are awesome.

Not plopping BTW. But if I don't feed above DDs they will revolt and I'm then out running a group for young females. The protecting spider, climbing trees and generally being amazing sort.

🔥 They'll be burning you next. Welcome to the coven.

Well done, I’ve had to raise issues with the school this week and know the feeling of being “that parent” but I figure it’s worth being “that parent” over this.

you’ll need a drink I imagine.

Well done

Well done. Baffles me how a 'diversity week' can primarily cover one small group and not touch on faith, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, economic, race or any other sort of diversity...
Sounds like you've raised sensible points as well.

My DS school is also doing this diversity week. We talked about it on the way home and he said no-one would believe all this nonsense - but I said what about those that have mental health issues or insecurities; that seem to not fit in - won't they be more at risk of believing this? We actually had a great conversation about it and the use of drugs to stop puberty and change hormones. The permanent effects they can have even if stopped and the fact that after all this, the person may still feel the same. We discussed Keira Bell and Maya ruling. It was a really good discussion (he's 13). It's even more important for our family as my DD doesn't conform to stereotypes and I fear she will get pushed down this route (she's 10).
So diversity week has actually been good for us (so far, it's only Monday), but probably not in the way the organisers intended!
(As a side point - the school want to celebrate diversity by all children dressing in rainbows and no black is allowed!! Nothing gets diversity across like everyone looking the same and excluding blacks..... 🤦🏻‍♀️)

Lots of information on these resources by Safe Schools Alliance on Twitter:

twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK

Well done OP. Every parent needs to be challenging schools about this unbalanced approach to diversity and insist that schools tackle the real issues that impact on children's lives - disability, special needs, racist / sexist bullying, learning difficulties and so on with an equal amount of resources being devoted to them.

Eventually teachers will realise that what has been sold to them by Stonewall and the other political groups is not in the interests of their children but are money makers for these groups and opportunities for them to capture children in an ideology before they are old enough to critically evaluate some of the messages.

As a side point - the school want to celebrate diversity by all children dressing in rainbows and no black is allowed!! Nothing gets diversity across like everyone looking the same and excluding blacks..... 🤦🏻‍♀️)
Hang on a cotton picking minute - black is the colour for asexuality - complain big time - asexuals are the most oppressed of all.

Well done OP. Every parent needs to challenge, every time! I"m a governor and often feel like I'm a lone voice banging on about this to the head/other governors - I would love more parents at my school to raise complaints, concerns etc

Apologies for the detail, but how did you post in this topic? Doesn't exist for me

I was also "that parent" recently as a Head Teacher explained to me that they really needed to get some training on "all the gender stuff" as so many kids are into it now.

I told her to be very careful what outside agencies she used, and sent her TT and SSA resources.

It was very unnerving, but I decided to be a little bit braver

Safe school alliance are great.

I'm pleased diversity week has been useful for you and your son Rush.

Hi MMA, gosh, extra points I didn't think of. Do you think they're covered in point 4?

This matters for our children especially our daughters. My friend's daughter has just asked her mum for a referral to GIDS, although is currently non-binary with they pronouns. Also asking for a binder. I may have been a bit blunt with my opinion, mostly gained from here. She was rather unsettled when she left.

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