“They Don’t Want Their Children Learning That it’s OK to be Gay.” Teacher Resigns After Parents Protest

An assistant head teacher at one UK school has resigned after parents said they did not want their children learning that “it’s ok to be gay”. According to the Sunday Times, Andrew Moffat designed several pro-LGBT resources during his tenure at Chilwell Croft Academy in Birmingham, including a pamphlet called ‘Challenging Homophobia in Primary Schools’. Moffat, who worked at the school for five years and trained teachers on how to prevent homophobic bullying, said; “In my work I have met with some challenging views from different sections of the community.” “Some Christian and some Muslim parents have told me they don’t want their children learning that it’s OK to be gay. “I did come out at school in an assembly after a group of 11-year-olds held up a poster they made, with the heading “Gay is good”. It seemed like the right time to let the children know that they knew a gay person.” Following Moffat’s admission, he said that some Christian and some Muslim parents at the school complained, saying they told him “they don’t want their children learning that it’s OK to be gay.” Moffat resigned in December, following the protests, and will complete his tenure at the school this week. A statement from the school said: “The objections were primarily voiced by those whose own religion took an opposing stance to homosexuality.”