Tutus and Tool Belts: Church of England Urges Children to Explore Gender Identity<br />"Church of England schools offer a community where everyone is a person known and loved by God, supported to know their intrinsic value." The Church of England issued rules to curb homophobic bullying in its schools in 2014,<br />but the latest guidelines greatly expand the reach of its concerns.<br />"We are all against bullying, but the church is using these guidelines to pursue an agenda<br />that runs counter to the church’s teaching." "We are getting to the point where if you are not careful, the slightest slip from the correct agenda in a Church of England school will get you punished," she told the tabloid The Daily Mail.<br />13, 2017<br />LONDON — In new rules to counter bullying in its 4,700 schools, the Church of England said on Monday<br />that children should be able to "play with the many cloaks of identity" in the classroom, fueling a debate over the handling of gender among the very young.<br />Archbishop Welby was that The anti-bullying agenda is aimed against people who step out of line — the anti-bullies are becoming the bullies.<br />ng All God’s Children," the church said elementary school students "should be at liberty to explore the possibilities of who they might be without judgment or derision." "For example, a child may choose the tutu, princess’s tiara<br />and heels and/or the fireman’s helmet, tool belt and superhero cloak without expectation or comment," it said. that Valui<br />" Archbishop Welby wrote. that All bullying, including homophobic, biphobic<br />and transphobic bullying causes profound damage, leading to higher levels of mental health disorders, self-harm, depression and suicide,
