Private all-boys school has encouraged teachers to use gender neutral language instead of the terms 'boy' or 'young man'

Principal Deborah Frizza of St Bede’s College in Menton, in Melbourne’s southeast, said in a letter to staff this week that the school was looking to change the language it uses following updated Victoria Child Safe Standards.

‘Can I ask that we start to use gender neutral language in our communications where possible?’ the letter read, reports The Herald Sun. ‘I know it can be challenging when communicating with the parents of senior students and calling them ‘children’, so if anyone has a better gender neutral term than this, please let me know.

‘The use of the term ‘student’ rather than ‘young man’ or ‘boy’ can easily be made. I’m yet to find an alternative for ‘Beda Boy’ (graduated students), and given the history of this term, we would need to think carefully on any changes here.’

Following some backlash in the media, the college confirmed that ‘at no stage’ were teachers instructed not to use the gender-specific terms at all.

‘There are, and will continue to be, boys, young men and ‘Beda Boys’ within our College community,’ a statement from the school on Monday read. ‘At the forefront of our minds is, and will remain, the inclusion of all students at St Bede’s College.’

Victoria’s updated Child Safety Standards say schools must: ‘Pay particular attention to the needs of children and young people with disability, children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who are unable to live at home, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children and young people’.

School campuses across the country are increasingly sparking debate as they make changes to become more inclusive.

Northlakes High School on the NSW Central Coast was recently accused of ‘going woke’ when they installed ‘He/They’ and ‘She/They’ signage of their toilet block.

In South Australia schools must allow transgender students to use the bathroom they feel comfortable with or provide them a private bathroom.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11323495/Melbourne-school-St-Bedes-College-discourages-terms-boy-young-man.html

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