"Church of England Schools Encourage Students to Report 'Homophobic,' 'Transphobic' Teachers"

gospelherald.com

"Church of England schools have announced they plan to hand out forms allowing students and teachers to report homophobic and transgender bullying.

The Daily Mail reports that the forms will be given to 5,000 schools in efforts to allow students to report teachers or any other adults who are perceived to be bullying.

A template form gives school staff 11 boxes in which to identify the kind of bullying they say they have seen or suffered -- and identify the perpetrator. 

Options available include 'gender identity - transphobic;' 'gender - sexist bullying;' 'sexual orientation - homophobic;' 'sexual orientation - biphobic,' alongside boxes for religious, racist and culture or class bullying.

In addition to identifying the 'person responsible for bullying' along with the 'target,' 'witnesses, supporting evidence and details of anyone else involved' are also to be supplied. After filling out the sheets, students can hand them to a member of staff or put them in a 'bullying box' in the classroom...

The Church's attempts to fight 'transgender bullying' come as Christian teacher Joshua Sutcliffe is suing his school after being fired for 'misgendering' a transgender student.

The 27-year-old teacher and pastor claimed he said 'well done girls' to the trans teenager and a female friend when he spotted them working hard, but apologized after being corrected.

After a week-long investigation, the school first suspended and later fired Sutcliffe for 'misgendering' the pupil, 'demonstrating discriminatory behaviors' and 'contravening the school's equality policy.'

Sutcliffe told reporters he was 'distraught' by what he referred to as 'political correctness gone mad,' explaining that he had no official instructions about how to address the student. However, as a Christian, the teacher said he avoided using male pronouns such as 'he' and 'him' when referring to the student."