How They Managed To Label A SIX YEAR OLD BOY Transphobic Is Totally Insane!

The parents of a six-year-old boy were warned that he may be deemed “transphobic” if he were to question another pupil wearing a dress.

Sally and Nigel Rowe received a letter from a Church of England primary school on the Isle of Wight informing them about their guidelines concerning transgender identities.

The letter warned that students would be deemed “transphobic” if they didn’t “believe a transgender person is actually a ‘real’ female or male.”

Children would also be labeled as transphobic if they showed “discomfort” or did not “connect with someone based on their transgender status,” highlighting that this included behavior such as refusing to use a preferred name or pronouns.

The Rowes from Isle of Wight pulled their children out of school in 2016 and 2017 after one of their sons came home confused that a boy in his class had begun inconsistently wearing a dress and identifying as a girl.

The couple, who now home-school both their children have objected to the guidance being given at their children’s former school and called for a judicial review of the Department for Education’s decision to provide guidelines on the issue.

They were granted permission for a judicial challenge and a hearing will take place later this year.

The Rowes told The Times that the letter they received from the school was ‘cold’ and did not attempt to address their concerns.

“I don’t think that a six-year-old has the cognisant ability to work that out, especially if the child is gender-fluid. And the letter also said that we as parents would be deemed to be transphobic if we didn’t accept that position.”  The boy’s father said.

The Rowe family says they strongly disagree with the school’s transgender guidelines because of their evangelical Christian faith.

They first removed their older son from the school in 2015 after a classmate, who previously was known as a boy, began identifying as a girl and wore female clothes, which “confused” him.

Their younger son expressed similar confusion in 2017 when a gender-fluid pupil joined the school, alternating their appearance each day.

This prompted the Rowe family to raise the issue again, which is when they received the letter in question.

“We recognise that issues relating to gender identity can be complex and sensitive. Schools are best placed to work with parents, pupils and public services to decide what is best for individual children and what is best for all others in the school.” A DfE spokesman said.

The judicial review later this year will examine the DfE’s promotion of Cornwall Schools Transgender Guidance, which aims to support transgender pupils.

These guidelines – which the couple say must be replaced with something that “protects children from partisan materials that lead them down a road of irreversible harm” – state that transgender pupils ‘should be able to wear the uniform of their true gender’.

The guidelines add, “Provided the child is dressing in an appropriate manner for the school regulations, feels safe and supported and the clothes they are wearing are appropriate for them, there should not be an issue.”

According to the Times, the couple said that when they raised the issue, the school gave them the choice of “either affirming transgenderism, which they believe is harmful, or being labeled as transphobic”.

Mr. Rowe added, “This is not just about boys wearing dresses. This case is about an ideology that is now embedded in schools, local authorities, and Church of England leadership, and is causing serious long-term harm to thousands of children.”

Sources: 100percentfedup, Thetimes, Thepostmillennial