The Attorney General believes that schools “should not take into account” the gender preferences of children Transgender

Attorney General Suela Bravermanstated that schools should not accept children who wish to change sex in accordance with applicable law.

The government is now developing official guidelines for schools on gender dysphoria and children who identify themselves as transgender.

In an interview with the Times, Breverman QC said the law states that children under the age of 18 cannot legally change their gender, allowing schools to treat all of their students according to their gender of birth.

A Conservative MP from Fareham said: “Children under the age of 18 cannot obtain a gender certificate, persons under the age of 18 cannot legally change their gender. So again, in the context of schools, I think it’s even more understandable. A male child who says at school that they are a trans-girl, that they want to be a woman, by law remains a boy or a man. And schools have the right to treat them as such by law.

“They shouldn’t say, ‘Okay, we’ll let you change the pronoun, let you wear a skirt or call yourself a maiden name.'”

Braverman, who was appointed Attorney General in February 2020added that she believes teachers need to take a “much firmer stance” on the issue, and suggested that some schools encourage gender dysphoria through an “unquestionable approach”.

The Attorney General also discussed that women’s restrooms and locker rooms have special means of protection as safe places when a scenario arises when a born man wishes to use them.

She said: “I would tell the school that they shouldn’t and that they shouldn’t let this child go to the girls’ restroom.”

Breverman added that the Equality Act contains “very important exceptions for same-sex people” that protect spaces such as restrooms for girls and locker rooms.