Maclean High School mum upset over gender ideology language

School teachers referring to girls as ‘female identifying’ has sparked the ire of one mum — and she’s asked NSW politician Mark Latham to investigate.

An upset mum has spoken out about a NSW high school official adopting “gender ideology” in a note home to parents by using the phrase “female identifying” to describe girl students.

Last week a careers adviser at Maclean High School (MHS) on the north coast contacted parents as part of National Careers Week and offered spots in a STEM course.

“We have 15 places for any student at MHS who identifies as female to attend the Girls in Tech Live Virtual Event happening in our Library,” the advisor wrote.

“The Girls in Tech event is focused on educating female identifying high school students about the diverse career opportunities available to them in the STEM.”

But the mother of one girl has condemned the use of the language for confusing students about gender.

One Nation MLC Mark Latham plans to raise the case of the ‘gender ideology’ at Maclean High. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

“I’m disappointed that our education system is quietly introducing and changing language that supports dangerous fluid gender theory/ideology that causes more long-term mental harm to our youth,” the mother said.

“We have this new generation worrying about what their sexual and gender identity is at a very young age and they are not being given a balanced view on this topic by the education department.

“I have never seen or heard of so many confused children as I have in the last three years since my child moved back to government provided teaching.

“Teachers introducing themselves by pronouns has started to become more normalised too.”

She has raised the issue with One Nation MLC Mark Latham, who plans to ask Education Minister Sarah Mitchell how “allowing boys who identify as girls” participating in the event would boost female representation in STEM careers”.

“The only purpose of using the words ‘any student who identifies as female’ is to tell the students that gender is not biologically determined but socially constructed and fluid,” Mr Latham said.

The Girls in Tech event was open to ‘female identifying high school students’.

“The careers adviser should stick to the science of gender and sex and leave her work Leftist politics at home, or run for election herself.

“(NSW Premier Dominic) Perrottet has said a ‘woman is an adult female’, so why aren’t our schools teaching and saying that to these children?”

He said it appeared this use of language was also occurring at other schools, citing a principal at Bowraville last year sending a message to parents saying he wanted to make the school gender-neutral and abolish words like he and she, man and woman

In response, A NSW Education spokeswoman said there was no “ Department Policy to use this type of language”.

“The school has not received any complaints,” she said.

“We encourage any parents with concerns to discuss these with the school directly.

“National Careers Week is an exciting week for all students, and particularly girls, to consider careers in STEM.”