Kemi Badenoch referred to these claims as “a silly season story”
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY CHRIS MCANDREW (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has shut down claims that the government is planning to create a blanket ban on children changing gender at school. The Telegraph posted an article on 22 July alleging that Rishi Sunak’s government was proposing a complete ban on trans students expressing their gender identity.
Responding to this article by The Telegraph (which has since been deleted), Kemi Badenoch said: “This is a legally incoherent, silly season story,” Badenoch wrote. “It hasn’t come from anyone in my dept or No10 working on Equalities policy. I know there’s much interest in this area but pls wait for facts. If it isn’t coming directly from me, it’s probably not accurate!”
So far, the government has not given a publication date for their guidance regarding trans students in schools. There have been a number of concerns regarding some of the alleged guidance such as forcing teachers to out trans pupils to their parents.
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