If You Found Out There Was A Transgendered Child At A School Your Child Was Attending, Would You Take Them Out Of Said School?

[sp1814]

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/uk_59b63647e4b0354e4412c18a?ir=UK

I can understand the concern of the parents involved - they're being confronted with something they don't understand, but withdrawing their children from contact with all other children in their school?

Is that wise?

What would you do?

[jim360]

And suing the school to boot.

Seems a bit OTT :/

[jno]

well, not withdraw my child from school.

I think that about covers it.

[albaqwerty]

I'd let my children carry on going to school, interact with others and learn about the wider world.

(gawd, ain't religion a wonderful thing)

[andy-hughes]

No.

I would not withdraw my child because she was surrounded by nasty little brats who behaved badly and were generally horrible - which are personal choices - so I wouldn't dream of withdrawing her because of a transgender child in her school - any more than I would withdraw her if a black or Asian child joined.

Part of education is learning that we are not all the same in lots of ways - it doesn't make us bad people.

[ummmm]

I watched an interview with them today. They are NOT suing the school. The are taking the school to some sort of educational tribunal to try and stop it.

It wouldn't bother me and I don't think seeing a boy in a dress would influence my children either way. They are who they are...don't think it'll make for an easy school life though for the little boy.

My youngest son done some strange things...but I wouldn't let him go out in a dress.

[andy-hughes]

Just read the link - the parents say that transgender children do not have problems because they are 'not accepted' - while actually it appears - not accepting a transgender child themselves.

NIMBY Christians - how fabulous is that?

[Sqad]

Wouldn't happen in my day , then there were boys and girls, so no decision to make.....no fuss.....education continued and we all "lived " tolerably together.
Now we have developed, expressed ourselves, feel and dress on the emotions.....and the joke is that this has been accepted.
Now....your problem.

[albaqwerty]

taking the school to some sort of tribunal to stop it?

Stop what? People from being who they want to be?
So, the child is 6, s/he may change their mind next year or the year after, youngsters tend to do that.
Heaven help those kiddies if they are home-schooled and therefore 'brain-washed'

[ummmm]

She also said in the interview that it might be a phase, and often it is, and he'll always be known as the boy who wore a dress to school.

[gness]

That's so sad, SP..... and whatever they say, bullying comes in many forms...
Sad for the child they want removed to a private space and sad for their own children especially if they are going to be home schooled by these parents...
As for being Christians? Not in a million years if a Christian still follows the teachings of Christ....x

[hc4361]

It wouldn't bother me at all.

[EcclesCake]

No I wouldn't. Quite why anyone else would is a mystery to me but in fairness I do enjoy a good mystery. The

[ummmm]

They wanted to point out the fact that they weren't suing the school as the papers were trying to report.

It must be very hard in the UK. People wear kilts and play pipes, footballers wear sarongs...etc etc..

[hc4361]

Jesus wore a frock.

[ummmm]

I almost said that as well.

[andy-hughes]

hc - // Jesus wore a frock. //

Not really comparable, as I am sure you know.

Jesus wore a robe - but so did all the other men in his community - today he would wear a suit, or jeans and a tee-shirt - because he wouldn't want his message lost in a storm of controversy about his dress code.

[jim360]

Well, to be honest taking the school to a tribunal is even more absurd than suing. Still, happy to retract the mistake.

[Mamyalynne]

No I wouldn't remove my child but I'd see it as an opportunity to reinforce what I had taught them already - the world is full of different people.

Their right to remove their child though.

[youngmafbog]

For me it would depend on the circumstances. If I felt the school was using it to push a right on agenda then yes I would find another school. The fact this appears to be the second case for thus school does raise alarm bells for me.

As for the dress at school the simple answer is trousers for all no exceptions.

[pixie374]

Exactly what mamya said. Those parents are only teaching their child intolerance.