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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Ministers consider rule to let single-sex schools bar transgender pupils

Students study in class.
The guidance is expected to say that schools would not be breaching the Equality Act 2010 if they do not accommodate transgender pupils. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Archive/PA Images

The government is considering issuing guidance to single-sex schools in England saying that they cannot be legally obliged to take transgender pupils, as part of advice to be released this term.

The advice, first reported by the Telegraph, is also likely to include direction for schools to inform parents about children questioning gender identity.

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