The government is consulting on draft guidance for Independent Schools which threatens to prevent teachers from saying that they disagree with same-sex ‘marriage’.
The draft guidance says (in paragraph 20):
The standard will not be met if, for example, the PSHE curriculum:
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c. suggests that same-sex marriages or civil partnerships should not be recognised as being lawful unions under civil law;
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c. suggests that same-sex marriages or civil partnerships should not be recognised as being lawful unions under civil law;
A plain reading of this wording would restrict the free speech of teachers in schools so that they can not suggest that same-sex ‘marriage’ should not be legal. It is possible that the government intends another meaning, but if so the government needs to tighten the wording of this clause. Christian Concern.
