The Department of Education has contradicted a guide published by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) that said schools were legally obliged to use the preferred pronouns of trans students.
The ICCL guide, funded by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), cited “Department of Education guidelines” when advising that students had a legal right for schools to use their preferred pronouns.
But the Department of Education has confirmed to The Irish Times that it has issued no such guidelines. “No guidelines have been issued,” the department said.
It is understood that department officials have closely examined the issue in recent days and confirmed that no obligation, as presented in the ICCL guide, exists.
Full article https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/01/22/department-rejects-claim-schools-are-obliged-to-use-trans-students-preferred-pronouns/
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