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Toddler kicked out of UK nursery school for being ‘transphobic’ in a move not supported by PM Starmer — that J.K. Rowling called ‘totalitarian insanity’
“Pupils and staff should never be subject to abuse, but any action taken to tackle behavior should also be proportionate,” Downing Street said.
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Toddler kicked out of UK nursery school for being ‘transphobic’ in a move not supported by PM Starmer — that J.K. Rowling called ‘totalitarian insanity’
By
Shane Galvin
Published April 1, 2025, 10:09 p.m. ET
A British toddler was suspended from their nursery school for being “transphobic” in a move that Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not back — and Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling blasted as “totalitarian insanity.”
“Obviously, the Prime Minister would not support those sorts of measures. But equally, I don’t know the specific incident,” a Downing Street spokesperson said Tuesday, according to the Telegraph.
“I think the data around this is all pretty significantly analyzed, so I think it’s quite hard to provide any comment on any specific cases. Pupils and staff should never be subject to abuse, but any action taken to tackle behavior should also be proportionate,” they added.
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The child, aged 3 or 4, was barred from the unidentified state primary school in the 2022-2023 school year for “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity,” the Telegraph reported Monday, citing data from the nation’s Department for Education (DfE).
Details from the incident that led to the child’s suspension were not provided.
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3 The tot’s shocking suspension was revealed in data from the UK’s Department for Education on Tuesday. PA Images via Getty Images
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That DfE data from that academic year showed that a total of 94 students at state primary schools were suspended or expelled for exhibiting transphobia or homophobia — including 10 children from grades where the oldest students were 7, the report revealed.
3 Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said he “would not support those sorts of measures.” POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Other Brits were outraged by the tyke’s government-mandated time-out.
“Every once in a while, the extremes of gender ideology throw up a story that seems too crazy to believe, and a toddler being suspended from nursery for so-called transphobia or homophobia is one such example,” Helen Joyce, director for advocacy at Sex Matters, told the outlet, adding that it was “unforgivable.”
“Worse still, this is not an isolated case,” she added, blasting the fact that 13 students, who were ages 4 and 5, “were suspended or permanently excluded from school for the same reason.”
3 The toddler was accused of exhibiting “transphobia” or “homophobia” towards another student or teacher. In Pictures via Getty Images
A DfE spokesperson defended its actions.
“All pupils and staff should feel safe and protected at school and should never face violence or abuse,” they told the Telegraph.
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, a outspoken critic of trans ideology, called the tot’s suspension “totalitarian insanity.”
“If you think small children should be punished for being able to recognise sex, you are a dangerous zealot who should be nowhere near kids or in any position of authority over them,” she wrote on X.
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