A school in East Sussex has come under fire after it was alleged that a teacher called two year eight girls “despicable” for questioning trans gender ideology.
When the girls, who are reportedly 13, questioned how someone could ‘identify as a cat when they are a girl’ and suggested that such an individual was “genuinely unwell” the teacher reprimanded them for ‘questioning someone’s identity’.
Teacher @ryecollegeuk Has Meltdown At Year 9 Student Who Questions Why Another Student Is Identifying As A Cat.
Disgraceful. pic.twitter.com/k1vbpVdBLB
— Turning Point UK 🇬🇧 (@TPointUK) June 17, 2023
In what is claimed to be a recording of the interaction, the girls can be heard saying that there are only two genders and that a person with a vagina is a girl while a person with a penis is a boy.
The teacher from Rye College which is part of the Church of England’s Aquinas Trust schools said, “how dare you – you’ve just really upset someone” adding that she would report the girls to authorities at the school.
The teacher says, “Where did you get this idea from that there’s only two genders?” adding that this is “not an opinion you can have”.
She then claims that there are “actually three biological sexes because you can be born intersex”
“I’m talking about biological sex, in terms of gender there are lots of genders,” she said.
When the girls expressed that they did not believe this and that their opinion would be backed up at home the teacher said, ““Well that’s very sad as well then.”
The teacher told the girls that their opinion that “cis-gender is the norm” was “really despicable”.
The teacher said the girls needed to ‘go to another school’ adding, “I’m reporting you to [senior staff], you need to have a proper educational conversation about equality, diversity and inclusion because I’m not having that expressed in my lesson.”
A spokesperson for the school told the Telegraph “We are committed to offering our pupils an inclusive education. Teachers endeavour to ensure that pupils’ views are listened to, and encourage them to ask questions and engage in discussion. Teachers also aim to answer questions sensitively and honestly.”
“We strive to uphold the highest standards across the school. We will be reviewing our processes and working with the relevant individuals to ensure such events do not take place in the future.”
Gript contacted Rye College asking them for comment on the alleged incident but at this time of publication we are yet to receive a response.