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by Benedict Smith, Telegraph:
A teacher has been banned from the profession for “misgendering” a pupil – with his ban coming through on the very same day the Government issued guidance to protect staff on trans issues, The Telegraph can reveal.
Kevin Lister, 60, lost his job at a further education college after refusing to use a male name and pronouns to refer to a 17-year-old female pupil who identified as a boy.
He also warned the pupil against “irreversible” surgical treatment.
Mr Lister said he had lost “the best job in the world” after 16 years of teaching.
He was later referred to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), which informed him that he would be banned from working with children on Dec 19.
The same day, the Government issued its long-awaited trans guidance, including the provision that teachers should not be compelled to use a different pronoun if a child decides they want to change their gender.
Mr Lister said the ruling fundamentally undermined the “comprehensive guidance” issued by the Department for Education (DfE), which ministers claimed will give schools “greater confidence” in navigating trans issues.
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