Here's a first attempt:
Dear X,
I am the x of x, a pupil in your school. My child has told me that Teacher X has instructed the children to make ribbons in baby blue and baby pink (the transgender rights movement's colours) to observe Trans Awareness Week, and to sell them to fellow students. The proceeds are to go to Mermaids, a charity for gender-distressed children.
While I understand that the intentions behind this fundraising drive may be entirely honourable, I am concerned that this particular charity has been promoted in the School. It is possible that Teacher X is not aware that this charity is currently the subject of an investigation by the UK Charity Commission. It is perhaps also possible that the School is not aware that Mermaids had to report itself to the Information Commissioner's Office because of a massive data breach on its website that revealed the personal details of vulnerable children and their families.
Mermaids has also been in the news because of its trustees and staff. Dr Jacob Breslow, an academic whose work legitimises adult erotic interest in children, had to step down from his role as Mermaids trustee after it became known that he spoke at a conference seeking to support 'minor-attracted' adults, i.e. adults with a sexual interest in children. A Mermaids employee, Darren G, was let go after it became known that this employee had posed for pornographic photoshoots and posted them on social media.
It is perfectly possible that this once valuable charity has lost its way and needs time away from the public eye to 'sort itself out', as the saying goes. In the meantime, would it not be prudent if the School steered clear? There are other, perhaps less controversial, organisations that seek to help gender-distressed children, such as Transgender Trend, whose co-founder, XXX, has recently won XXX prize.
The treatment of gender dysphoric children is a highly sensitive area, where we are currently witnessing a profound shift in thinking and practice. Teacher X may not be aware of the NHS Cass Review, which has called for a much more cautious approach to the medical transitioning of minors than that advocated by Mermaids who, though not medically qualified, insist that administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones even to children under the age of 16 constitutes best practice. This is highly controversial and I am concerned that our School may be asking young students who lack the maturity to understand these issues to take a stance.
Finally, I do take issue with some of the language used in the funding appeal. My child has just learnt about the biology of human reproduction - but in this document my child is told that 'sex is assigned at birth'. This is inaccurate (my child's sex was very clear at the second prenatal scan) and also confusing. There must be better ways to support children who struggle with their identity than distorting basic facts, especially in an educational context.
Yours etc. etc.
Question: what should I ask the school to do? Should I ask for a meeting?