CLASSES WILL 'OVERLOAD CHILDREN
WITH ADULT ISSUES', SAY CRITICS
This one leaves me speechless. The world is indeed madder than mad.... This is political correctness taken to the level of total insanity. I am so grateful to have grown up before all this political correctness took over the world....
Children as young as five
could be given lessons on ‘tr ansgender equality’ under Government plans.
Information about
transgender people is set to be included in the curriculum for personal, social
and health education lessons, which are taught in thousands of primary and
secondary schools.
The proposal is part of a
Coalition policy programme entitled ‘Advancing transgender equality ~ a plan
for action’, which was published yesterday.
New lessons: Children as
young as five could learn about transgender equality in PSHE lessons as part of
a new programme to stop bullying
In it, ministers warn a
wide range of steps are needed to combat ‘transphobic bullying’, which is
defined as the taunting of children who express ‘gender variant behaviours’.
The document was produced
by the Home Office, which is responsible for equality policy within Government.
It states that schools
need to be ‘more inclusive for gender-variant children’.
‘We know that over 70 per
cent of boys and girls who express gender variant behaviours are subject to
bullying in schools,’ the document states.
'These are adult issues and we should leave it until
children are older or until they ask.'
Margaret Morrissey, founder of campaign group Parents Outloud
‘Schools should be a safe
and supportive environment for children to learn in.
‘Tackling transphobic
bullying helps to address unacceptable behaviour and ensures that our society
becomes more tolerant.’
Right: Ken Clarke
said yesterday that anyone convicted of a killing motivated by hatred of
transgender people would receive a basic 30-year sentence
As part of its review of
PSHE, the Department for Education will consider adding ‘the teaching of
equality and diversity, including transgender equality’ to the curriculum.
But critics said there
was a danger that children were being overloaded with ‘adult issues’ as a
result of such lessons..
Margaret Morrissey,
founder of campaign group Parents Outloud, said: ‘These are adult issues and we
should leave it until children are older or until they ask.
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