Freshwater parents Nigel and Sally Rowe have pulled their 6-year-old son out of an Island primary school and are set to launch legal action due to a young boy wearing a girl’s uniform to school.
The Rowe’s are now home schooling their son having pulled him out of the unnamed Church of England establishment when a classmate turned up to lessons wearing a dress, according to The Sunday Times.
The Christian family say that the school has not respected their rights to raise their children with biblical values and therefore are taking the Diocese of Portsmouth to court. They are also set to argue that to school has acted without due regard to the best interests of their son and has failed to consult other parents.
44-year-old plumber Nigel and his 42-year-old wife Sally, a former music teacher, have said that their child became ‘confused as to why and how a boy was now a girl’ when his classmate turned up to school in a dress.
It’s not the first time the couple have taken drastic action – their 8-year-old son was pulled out of the same school in 2016 when another classmate started wearing female clothing.
Mr Rowe has today told The Sunday Times:
“We believe it is wrong to encourage very young children to embrace transgenderism. Boys are boys and girls are girls.
“Gender dysphoria is something we as Christians need to address with love and compassion, but not in the sphere of a primary school environment”.
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The school has said it is acting within the Equality Act 2010, but the Rowe’s legal team argue that the law only applies to those over the age of 18.
A spokesperson for the Diocese of Portsmouth has said:
“Our schools are inclusive, safe spaces where pupils learn to respect diversity of all kinds. We comply with the legal requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and believe that all should feel welcomed, valued and nurtured as part of a learning community”.
