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[Joint statement] Draft Western Cape guidelines on gender identity & sexual orientation in schools still have dangerous basic flaws

EE & @EElawcentre are concerned the WCED Draft Guidelines will not properly protect the rights of LGBTQIA+ learners.

: https://bit.ly/3kgKuhi

[Joint statement] Draft Western Cape guidelines on gender identity & sexual orientation in schools still have dangerous basic flawsEE & @EElawcentre are concerned the WCED Draft Guidelines will not properly protect the rights of LGBTQIA+ learners.: https://bit.ly/3kgKuhi

We want to emphasise the importance of a document that can provide schools with direction on being inclusive, but are very worried that, despite the previous detailed feedback we submitted to the @WCEDnews, various drafts of these Guidelines have not fixed the critical flaws.

We are submitting a 3rd round of feedback to WCED, which points out problems & how the guidelines can be improved. Earlier versions, from Aug 2019 & March 2020, were problematic & failed to address questions relating to sexual orientation & gender identity with sensitivity.

The original documents were full of highly problematic language. EE & @EElawcentre researchers & lawyers held a workshop with Equalisers (EE learner members) to discuss the draft Guidelines & formulate feedback.

The latest version of the draft Guidelines, shared last week with a small number of academics & organisations who previously submitted comments, have addressed some of the problems, but EE & the EELC’s bigger concerns have remained unchanged.

https://bit.ly/3kgKuhi

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