Campaigners claimed that at least 600 children have been held back from school in protest to the new curriculum CHRISTOPHER FURLONG/GETTYA Labour MP has blamed protests at the school gates on a primary school head who is teaching her pupils about same-sex marriage, and said he would object if his young grandson were learning about gay rights. Roger Godsiff, the MP for Birmingham, Hall Green, said that children of four and five were too young to be taught about LGBT equality and he supported the right of parents to protest outside Anderton Park Primary School. The chief constable of West Midlands police said the row was shaming Birmingham and warned that it could be exploited by “those who seek division”. However, Mr Godsiff, 72, said the dispute could have been avoided if Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, the head teacher, had chosen to teach children about equality at…

Source: The Times May 21, 2019 22:52 UTC