A child between the age of 3-4 was suspended from a public preschool after being accused of being “transphobic.”
A shocking report from The U.K. Telegraph shows that two years ago, a child was suspended from a British state preschool for supposedly making “transphobic” remarks.
“Department for Education (DfE) data show the child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school in the 2022-23 academic year for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity,’” the outlet reported.
Speaking with the Telegraph, Free Speech Union director Lord Young called out this insane story.
“It beggars belief that schools are suspending children as young as five for breaching their ‘transphobia’ policy. I would have thought that if your ideology is so rigid it justifies you punishing toddlers for not complying with it, that’s a powerful argument for discarding it in favor of something less dogmatic,” Young said.
Even more shocking is the fact that this was far from the only time a preschool child was suspended for offending the transgender community. According to the Telegraph, “statistics show that 94 pupils at state primary schools were suspended or permanently excluded for transphobia and homophobia in 2022-23.”
One of those incidents happened at a Church of England school in the Isle of Wight in 2022, where the school warned the parents of a six-year-old boy that he would be deemed “transphobic” for questioning why another male student was wearing a dress, according to a report from The Daily Mail.
This news was rightfully mocked on social media, with author and women’s rights activist JK Rowling deeming it “totalitarian insanity.”
“This is totalitarian insanity,” she wrote in a post on X. “If you think small children should be punished for being able to recognise sex, you are a dangerous zealot who should be nowhere near kids or in any position of authority over them.”
This is totalitarian insanity. If you think small children should be punished for being able to recognise sex, you are a dangerous zealot who should be nowhere near kids or in any position of authority over them. https://t.co/IZI0sP58ss
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 31, 2025
Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at Sex Matters, also called it out, writing: “Every once in a while, the extremes of gender ideology throw up a story that seems too crazy to believe, and a toddler being suspended from nursery for so-called ‘transphobia’ or homophobia is one such example.”
“Worse still, this is not an isolated case,” she added. “Apparently, 13 four and five-year-olds were suspended or permanently excluded from school for the same reason. Teachers and school leaders involved in this insanity should be ashamed of themselves for projecting adult concepts and beliefs onto such young children. It’s unforgivable for children’s vital early education to be so traumatically disrupted by school leaders who prioritize activists’ demands over their charges’ wellbeing.”
Of course, the authoritarian leftists in the British government are defending these ludicrous actions.
A spokesperson for the British Department for Education claimed: “All pupils and staff should feel safe and protected at school and should never face violence or abuse. The Education Secretary has been clear that she expects school leaders to enforce good behaviour and we are committed to a comprehensive programme of behaviour support for schools. Our Plan for Change sets out our relentless focus on making sure every child gets the best life chances, no matter their background.”
