Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) government has reversed its decision to introduce gender-neutral language at schools after being criticised for “attempting to apply Marxist ideology” into the education system.
According to draft guidelines on diverse sex, sexuality, and gender identity pushed by the NT Education Department, teachers could be banned from calling students “boys and girls” or “ladies and gentlemen” as it is perceived as confirming “gender stereotyping” which can be “alienating for gender questioning and gender diverse children.”
The leaked document, published by Sky News on Tuesday, suggests teachers could “avoid this by using vocabulary such as ‘students,’ ‘class,’ ‘crew,’ ‘everyone,’ ‘people’ or ‘year X’ that are more inclusive.”
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