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Attorney general says schools do not have to accommodate transgender pupils

Suella Braverman criticised schools for their ‘unquestioning approach’ to transgender pupils

Holly Bancroft
Saturday 28 May 2022 19:17 BST
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Ms Braverman also said schools don’t have to accommodate non-binary pupils
Ms Braverman also said schools don’t have to accommodate non-binary pupils (PA)

Schools do not have to accommodate transgender pupils by addressing them by their prefered pronouns or allowing them to use gender-appropriate toilets, the attorney general has said.

In an interview with The Times, cabinet minister Suella Braverman said that schools are under no legal obligation to allow transgender children to wear their preferred school uniform.

She also criticised schools for their “unquestioning approach” to gender reassignment, saying they should take a “much firmer line” when it came to making provisions for transgender students.

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