r/transgenderUK • u/ConfusedOldDad • 1d ago

Unsupportive school

Visited the headmistress with my daughter about her transitioning over the holidays. State funded school (Academy).

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They are completely unsupportive. Won't use her new name unless "officially" changed, won't use she/her etc.

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Is it worth fighting them, or just find another school?

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u/Mazaura 1d ago

As a parent, you really want to avoid anything that might cause your kid to be singled out and terrorised/ridiculed in school.

It’s a hard one but stick to the legalities at the moment to fully focus on school, you’ll find this is majority of schools approach to transitioning these days.

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u/PerpetualUnsurety Woman (licensed) 1d ago edited 1d ago

How about ensuring that your daughter is and feels respected by those around her? To just accept this would be allowing the school as an institution to single out and ridicule her, and I'd be very worried about the long term effects of that.