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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

Guidance on treatment of transgender pupils poses legal risks, say unions

Unions said advice that schools should adopt a policy of ‘watchful waiting’ in response to a pupil’s request to socially transition was vague.
Unions said advice that schools should adopt a policy of ‘watchful waiting’ in response to a pupil’s request to socially transition was vague. Photograph: Peter Lopeman/Alamy

Teaching unions and school leaders in England are calling for an overhaul of ministers’ proposed guidance on the treatment of transgender pupils, saying the current version is incomplete and vulnerable to legal challenges.

The unions and other organisations, including the campaigning group Sex Matters, are also critical of the guidance proposals for how schools should respond to children wanting to socially transition to a different gender by changing their names or uniform.

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