UK math teacher fired for misgendering after saying 'well done, girls' to female students?

[Anonymous]

UK math teacher fired for misgendering after saying 'well done, girls' to female students

Joshua Sutcliffe, 32, was found guilty of "unacceptable professional conduct" and "bringing the teaching profession into disrepute" following a review by the Department of Education's Teaching Regulation Agenc

Sutcliffe said that the school administration placed him on leave after he congratulated two students, both biological females, for their exceptional work in solving a math problem in class.

He recalled saying, "Well done, girls!" to the two students, but to his dismay, one of them reportedly does not identify as a female.

"And that in her mind was a misgendering,

https://humanevents.com/2023/06/03/uk-math-teacher-fired-for-misgendering-after-saying-well-done-girls-to-female-students?utm_campaign=64501

Looks like Uk is worse than US

Thoughts?

[BeMuse]

The Red Coats are coming... You're at war son, so buckle up buttercup... Know your enemy.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

https://www.youtube.com/embed/y6rk1mYiOAw

[LiamJHayden]

Just tells us that in some places the lunatics are running the asylum.

[Anonymous]

I was talking to an uncle way back who teaches and he said he avoids using any gender pronouns at all, he won't buy into the ze or them or it or whatever but won't risk his career with the nonsense of misgendering. He also avoids any that identifies as any gender other than their biological one, just the bare minimum he has too as their teacher as its too dangerous for him.

[EmmaMary]

Just what the fuck is the world coming to? smh

[EmmaMary]

Thank you so much for the MHO.

[provokeesmokee]

I feel like if they took action, this wasn't the only reason.

It's likely this was just the straw to break the camel's back on his already endangered career.

[chicken_nugget24]

We (the uk) are falling apart, much like the rest of the world. It was a mistake, we don't have enough teachers or anything as it is 😕

[Sasahara]

Thats a bloody stupid reason to fire someone.

[chicken_nugget24]

Meanwhile my teacher who was a creep and sa many people, it took them 2 years to fire them 😕

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Sounds like bringing politics and religion into the classroom was an ongoing issue with him, as well as misgendering. I'm glad they took it seriously as unprofessional conduct.

[GOLDFISH_smile]

google. com/amp/s/amp. theguardian. com/education/2023/feb/27/maths-teacher-accused-of-misgendering-pupil-on-religious-grounds

[DizzyDesii]

I’d quit before they could even fire me. Learning the “correct pronouns” is not some shit that is likely even taught in school

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Teachers nation wide should just walk off the job & as they are walking out they should say good job guys.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't even accept the school firing the teacher as a acceptable reaction if the 'girls' were actually boys.