Girls’ Day School Trust updated and shared its gender identity policy with member schools before the Christmas breakA leading group of girls’ schools is to close its doors on boys who identify as girls to protect their status as single-sex institutions. Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), which represents 25 schools across England, has updated its gender identity policy. Previously, most girls’ schools had been unclear in their admissions policies about whether they would accept transgender pupils. SponsoredWhile many have pupils at the school who have changed their gender identity, asking to be treated as male or non-binary, they had avoided explicitly stating whether they would admit biological boys who identify as girls. GDST, which includes Wimbledon High School, Royal High School Bath, Oxford High School and Newcastle High School for Girls, says in its new policy: “GDST is committed to single-sex education

Source: The Times January 03, 2022 22:40 UTC