JK Rowling dropped from school house name after students reject anti-trans rhetoric – PinkNews

JK Rowling attending HBO’s ‘Finding The Way Home’ World Premiere in 2019 (Getty/Anadolu Agency) A school in Essex has chosen to rename a house that previously honoured JK Rowling after students rejected her views on trans lives. The Boswells School announced plans to review the name of its Rowling house “following numerous requests by students and staff… and in light of JK Rowling’s comments and viewpoints surrounding trans people” in July. According to MailOnline, a newsletter about the change read: “The Boswells House System embeds a sense of community, friendship and healthy competition amongst both students and staff. The message continued: “Here at the Boswells we have 6 Houses which are represented by British citizens who have excelled in an area of our Boswells Learning Bridge which includes integrity, emotional intelligence, grit, resourcefulness, self-discipline and bravery.” It reportedly made clear that Rowling’s views on trans lives “do not align with our school policy and school beliefs – a place where people are free to be”. Other house names paying respect to Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Hawking, Charlotte Bronte, John Travers Cornwell VC, and Florence Nightingale are still in place. JK Rowling. (Walter McBride/WireImage) Rowling had represented the quality of “self-discipline”. However,…
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