The UK government has announced that they will investigate a school in England that accepts students who identify as cats.
News from the Church of England’s Rye College in East Sussex broke on Sunday, when a teacher was caught calling students “despicable” for saying that people can’t be cats.
In a class on life education, thirteen-year-old students were told they can “be who you want to be and how you identify is up to you.”
After two girls said it was “crazy” to identify as a cat, the teacher said “how dare you – you’ve just really upset someone” by “questioning their identity.”
The students were also told they’d be reported to senior staff for not being inclusive enough towards the cat student.
Since then, GB News reported that a source close to the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, is looking into the situation.
“Teachers should not be teaching contested ideology as fact. They must have due regard to safeguarding if a pupil identifies as an animal,” the source said.
A school spokesperson said no inquiry has begun but they would fully cooperate with any questions that officials from the Department of Education might have.
“We are committed to offering our pupils an inclusive education. Teachers endeavour to ensure that pupils’ views are listened to, and encourage them to ask questions and engage in discussion. Teachers also aim to answer questions sensitively and honestly,” the spokesperson said.
In Canada, backlash against gender ideology continues to gain momentum.
Last week, protesters lined the streets in front of city hall in Calgary and chanted “Leave our kids alone.”
This came just a week removed from some of the Counter Signal’s most widely-seen coverage at a clash between protesters over similar issues in the nation’s capital.
