Christian parents want to sue school that allowed boy to wear dress

By Jo Abi|

A Christian couple from the UK are considering taking legal action against their son's former school because it allowed a male student to wear a dress.

Nigel Rowe, 44, and Sally, 42, pulled their six-year-old son out of a Church of England primary school when a fellow student began dressing as a girl.

"A child aged six would sometimes come to school as a girl or sometimes come to school as a boy," Nigel explained in a Christian Concerns video.

Sally said her son became "quite ill and stressed" over the situation.

"Our concerns were raised when our son came back home from school saying he was confused as to why and how a boy was now a girl."

Nigel and Sally Rowe. Image: Christian Concern

The parents also withdrew their eight-year-old son from the school a year ago over the same issue.

They now home-school both their boys from their home on the Isle of Wight.

"He was under stress partly because of the way he learns as a boy – he enjoys being outside – and also the confusion that was caused by having a boy in his class who decided to announce that they were going to have a girl's name and be dressed as a girl," they said in the video.

Nigel and Sally plan to argue the school's policy allowing students to dress as the opposite gender 'doesn't act in the best interests of their students', the Sunday Times reports.

They have also taken issue with the fact parents weren't consulted about the change in policy, saying the school has disregarded their right as parents to bring up their children with "biblical values".

Christian parents withdrew both their boys from school over transgender issues. Image: Christian Concern

"We believe it is wrong to encourage very young children to embrace transgenderism," the parents explain in the video.

"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," Nigel said.

At one stage their son was invited to the boy's birthday party with a royal theme and the boy wore a blue velvet dress while most of his guests dressed up as knights.

The school released a statement outlining their policy on transgender issues, saying it followed Church of England guidance and said transgender children are protected under the Equality Act 2010.

The parents feel school isn't the right place to address transgender issues. Image: Christian Concern

They said the issue shouldn't be seen as a problem but as "an opportunity to enrich the school community and to challenge gender stereotypes and norms on a wider scale."

"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."

A lawyer for the couple argues the Equality Act 2010 applies to those aged over 18, not school students.

They also deny claims the Rowes are "transphobic".

The family is being supported by the Christian Legal Centre.

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