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We asked Dr Cass if she thinks that teachers should be trained around being able to avoid overshadowing of underlying causation of distress in a child presenting as transgender.

Dr Cass: ‘100% agree that teachers should be given more training on how to manage children…1/

https://twitter.com/sos_scotland/status/1547149681817444357

with gender distress. Gender distress doesn’t begin at the door of the NHS. Guidance should be provided to school staff on what they can do”

“A child in a supportive family, under any context, is going to have a better outcome than a child who isn’t…2/

One real problem is when schools enact a social transition without any communication with the family, which instantly puts a poorer outcome on that child.”

She continued - “Social transition is a powerful intervention. Whether it’s the right outcome for any one child is a…3/

complex decision to make. There’s real challenges if that decision is falling on/taken by teachers. If you have to give a child in school paracetamol, you would check with the family. Making decisions around gender distressed yp is a huge step for teachers to take unsupported 4/

Our concerns are mirrored in what Dr Cass said. We know that teachers are finding this difficult to navigate. They need more support and guidance that is balanced and evidence based. They need less input from one sided lobby groups because this is simply causing more concerns 5/

@scotgov guidance on supporting transgender pupils in schools misses the mark. It should be removed until the final #CassReview is published.

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We should have added our thanks to @AoCPPtweet for providing a space for professionals to speak freely.