Do not put in place guidance requiring schools to "out" transgender children

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The guidance proposed by the conservative party in the UK requiring schools to inform parents if their child exhibits "signs" of identifying as transgender should not be put forward into schools nor any such guidance requiring the exposure of minors to possibly unaccepting homes.

This guidance could lead to the immense harm of children across the UK, who already have a 92% rate of considering suicide and 45% attempting it (Mermaids 2021). While it may have been proposed from a place of concern, children could be ostracized, kicked out or come to greater harm if exposed when choosing to remain secretive surrounding information that could lead to their endangerment if shared or even if they are suspected of being transgender by school staff and great caution is not taken.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Do not require schools to tell parents their child is transgender/non-binary

Timeline

17 Apr 2023	Petition opened for signatures
27 Apr 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Apr 2023

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