A British woman who was fired from her school assistant position for raising concerns about LGBT and sex education appeared before a tribunal Monday and told the court she was “shocked” when she was dismissed.
Kristie Higgs, a Christian and a mother of two, had worked for six years as an assistant at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire when she raised concerns on Facebook about the government’s Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum, which includes transgender and LGBT sex education. Her son attended the school, which is run by the Church of England.
According to Christian Concern, an anonymous person saw the Facebook posts and reported them to the school’s headteacher, who eventually dismissed Higgs. The mother reportedly was told the posts could “[bring] the school into disrepute.”
Christian Legal Centre is representing Higgs in her case to the employment tribunal.
“I have been punished for sharing concerns about relationships and sex education,” Higgs said in a news release. “I hold these views because of my Christian beliefs, beliefs and views which are shared by hundreds of thousands of parents across the U.K. My number one concern has always been the effect that learning about sex and gender in school will have on children at such a young age. I am determined to fight this case and to stand for Christians and all parents…
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