Parents branded bigots for removing their son from school over concerns on its trans rules say they feel ‘vindicated’ by the government’s new guidance

Parents who were labelled as bigots for removing their son from school amid concerns over its transgender guidelines say they feel ‘vindicated’ by the new advice.

Sally Rowe, 48, and her husband Nigel, 50, pulled their children out of school after their six-year-old son came home confused that a boy in his class had begun inconsistently wearing a dress and identifying as a girl.

The couple, who have been schooling both their children on the Isle of Wight since 2017, had objected to the guidance being given at their children’s Church of England school.

Their judicial review over the Department for Education’s refusal to intervene in their cases is thought to have sparked the row over the need for official advice.

Now the pair say they feel they have been proved right with the guidelines that say teachers and pupils should not be ‘compelled’ to use a child’s preferred pronouns.

Sally Rowe, 48, and her husband Nigel, 50, objected to the guidance being given at their children’s Church of England school

Sally Rowe, 48, and her husband Nigel, 50, pulled their children out of school after their six-year-old son came home confused that a boy in his class had begun identifying as a girl (Stock Image)

Sally, said: ‘From looking at the evidence that we have provided from experts, it sounds like they have actually taken on board what we raised six years ago.

‘We feel vindicated for one. If these were put in place six years ago, the damage would not have been done for these children.

‘But at the same time, I do feel like, one, they are only guidelines and, two, there seems to be a lot of room for interpretation.’

Asked if the guidance should be made law, Sally added: ‘Yes, so that it is kind of almost watertight.’

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