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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

School leaders criticise attorney general’s advice on trans pupils

Suella Braverman
Suella Braverman had said schools should ‘take a firmer line’ on pupils who identify as trans. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty

School leaders have described advice from the attorney general to “take a much firmer line” with pupils who identify as transgender as “unhelpful” and potentially damaging to children’s mental health.

In an interview last week, Suella Braverman said schools in England do not have to accommodate pupils who want to change gender, and are under no legal obligation to address them by a new pronoun or let them wear a different uniform.

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