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Scottish schools must have separate toilets for boys and girls
New Scottish Government guidance mandates separate toilets by biological sex in schools while recommending gender-neutral facilities to support transgender pupils, following recent court rulings.
- Schools in Scotland must have separate toilets for boys and girls based on biological sex, stated by the Scottish Government.
- New guidance allows for gender neutral toilets for transgender students while emphasizing the importance of recognizing their needs.
- Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the guidance supports the mental health and well-being of all students, respecting their rights.
- The Scottish Tories criticized the guidance, arguing it confuses the legal standards set by the Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces.
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The new guidelines state that schools can also provide gender-neutral restrooms for transgender students.
Scottish schools told to base toilet policies on 'sex at birth'
State schools in Scotland have been pushed to create toilet policies based on “biological sex”, under updated guidance from Holyrood. New recommendations issued by the Scottish government on Monday (29 September) called for all schools to have separate facilities, including toilets and changing rooms, for boys and girls “on the basis of biological sex”. For the purposes of the guidance, the term “biological sex” referred to “sex recorded at birt…

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Schools must have single-sex toilets for boys and girls – Scottish Government
New guidance says schools must provide toilet facilities on the basis of biological sex.
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