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Sep 6 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
We have continued to raise the alarm over instances of bullying in Scottish schools, due to @scotgov guidance and lobby groups teaching gender identity ideology as fact.

We feel that parents & teachers views on these issues are being dismissed. scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/…
The guidance is not lawful. It pushes an affirmation model of care for children who may be experiencing gender incongruence. This is despite evidence from the #CassReview which highlights that social transition is not a neutral act, it’s an intervention.
As long as this guidance remains, the risk of children being projected onto a medical pathway also remains. We won’t sit by quietly and allow this to go unchallenged. As many obstacles as we face, we will continue to speak about this issue.
Children who believe in reality, in biological sex, deserve to go to school and be treated with respect. Their rights shouldn’t be sidelined, no child’s should.
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We have heard from the parent of a 10 year old who was bullied to the point of self harm because she ‘misgendered’ a peer.

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@SuellaBraverman speech:

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*Need to understand legal obligations

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A few years ago a drag performer was brought into a primary school in Scotland. Parents were not consulted and it resulted in an apology being issued by Renfrewshire Council, who had not appropriately risk assessed the drag Queen. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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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.

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We carried out FOI’s to all local authorities to ask about training being carried out in schools by outside organisations. We are beginning to get them back now and working through them.

Already we are seeing a pattern developing that is concerning.
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