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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adam Forrest

Teachers can’t be forced to use pupils’ chosen pronouns, says government

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Teachers will not be compelled to use pupils’ preferred pronouns or accept a child’s request to socially transition, the government’s long-awaited transgender guidance for schools has said.

The draft document, from the Department for Education, states that children, teachers or staff at schools in England should “not be required to adopt the use of preferred pronouns”.

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