Scotland's largest teaching union issues guidance re increase in outside lobbying with misinformation about the GRR

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The Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) has issued guidance in a briefing for members in response to inaccurate myths surrounding the new GRR (Scotland) Bill and its relation to the Gender Recognition Act of 2004 and the Equality Act of 2010.

The union said it is “supportive of a self-declaration system for gender recognition” and has observed “a rise in toxic debate and misinformation around the proposed changes, and the existing rights of transgender people”.

The EIS say schools have reported a rise in receiving lobbying material regarding the legislation in the form of online pressure and flyers with misinformation.

Regarding the provision of single-sex activities within school, the EIS guidance states: “Where there is a difference in service or activity between boys and girls, transgender people should be treated according to their gender identity – or, if they are non-binary, on the basis that they have a choice (and this might alter from time to time).

The union also criticized “media rhetoric” which it says “reinforces harmful stereotypes about trans people” by focussing on the idea of danger surrounding the legislation.

Full article is here news.stv.tv/scotland/eis-union-warns-of-toxic-misinformation-over-trans-rights-and-lobbying-in-schools-amid-gender-bill

Let’s hope the members vote with their feet and leave the union.

Agreed. Definitely a step backwards. Hopefully the review that Rishi Sunak has agreed to will straighten this out.

“Where there is a difference in service or activity between boys and girls, transgender people should be treated according to their gender identity – or, if they are non-binary, on the basis that they have a choice (and this might alter from time to time)."

This is simply feeding narcissism as well as mental fragility Encouraging young people to think they alone are unique and special and therefore must receive special privileges; everyone must defer to their preference or their passing whim at all times.

"Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others"

"The EIS say schools have reported a rise in receiving lobbying material regarding the legislation in the form of online pressure and flyers with misinformation."

In the past two years my child's primary school has gone all out for trans. Massive poster displays, regular LGBTQ awareness days, most of the - mostly female - staff feel obliged to display preferred pronouns. The pressure is definitely from the TRA side. Perhaps a few parents are expressing concern and need to be crushed under the progressive jack boot.

I don't know how to deal with this, other than risk prosecution under Humza Yousaf's hate crime legislation, and tell my children there are two sexes. End of.

Which other movements/ trends/ issues not pertaining to employment do unions regularly lobby for? I'm not in one, but all I ever hear about them, besides the ongoing strikes, is trans, trans, trans

Existing thread here: www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4763474-eis-education-institute-of-scotland-on-grr

Sorry to duplicate. Some times other peoples heading dont connect, and sometime mumsnet search function does throw up possible existing threads.

I wish the forum could have a sort of tag system so you clicked on some word that would indicate an existing thread.