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A mother-of-two was shocked after her autistic ten-year-old son was told to fill out an exercise about multiple genders and sex changes during a PSHE class.
Former secondary school teacher Louise, 46, said she was stunned her son's school didn't tell her they would be teaching the controversial material.
It comes as Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said more time was needed to publish guidance for when a child is questioning their gender and said schools should 'proceed with extreme caution'.
Louise told MailOnline: 'We weren't made aware that he was going to be doing that. I was completely shocked.'
Last month MailOnline revealed a wealth of questionable and sometimes graphic teaching material made for controversial Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) classes, which became compulsory three years ago.
Secretive lesson plans showed schoolchildren are being taught about anal sex and orgasms before they have reached puberty.
Louise said the 'secrecy' around teaching the material taught to her son meant she wasn't able to have a conversation with him about it.
The mother-of-two added: 'We are setting [children] up to feel worried or confused.
'I feel worried about what's going on in terms of what messaging they are receiving.
'I can fully understand why people are taking their children out of school.
'If [my son] wasn't autistic I might think about it.
'All he has talked about is masturbation and he's 11.
'I don't think at his age they need that.
'It's something that people need to be aware of. If it's happening at a rural school in Suffolk then it's happening everywhere.
'We must be made more aware of [this] so we can say if it's right for schools to be teaching this.'
She said the trouble with pushing trans ideology onto youngsters was that they may feel transitioning is the right course of action even if it isn't for them.
She added: 'We are too scared to say that is wrong.'
Teaching material from The Proud Trust were also shared online last week of 'identity key words' alongside flags for each one, including 'pansexual', 'non-binary' and 'trans'.
The only two identities that didn't have flags were 'cis' and 'straight', which constitutes the vast majority of the population.
In the latest census, 93.5 per cent of the population over 16 (45.4 million people) said they were cisgender - that their gender was the same as their sex registered at birth.
Just 262,000 said it wasn't.
Around 43.4 million people, which accounts for 89.4 per cent of the population over 16, said they were straight or heterosexual.
Former science teacher Louise said: 'Children and young people want to belong to a group so they are part of something.
'It's scary how if you stand up against something like that then you're the bad person.'
On Thursday, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced the government was pushing back the release of its guidance for schools and colleges when a child is questioning their gender.
She said: 'It is a difficult and sensitive area and more information is needed about the long-term implications of a child to act as though they are the opposite sex.
'We also need to take care to understand how such actions affect other children in the school or college. These decisions must not be taken lightly or in haste.
'It is vital that the guidance we publish gives clarity for schools and colleges and reassurance for parents.
'So, we have made the decision to allow more time – to speak to teachers, parents, lawyers and other stakeholders – in order to ensure this guidance meets the high expectations that these groups rightly have for it.
'In the meantime, schools and colleges should proceed with extreme caution.
'They should always involve parents in decisions relating to their child, and should not agree to any changes that they are not absolutely confident are in the best interests of that child and their peers.
'They should prioritise safeguarding by meeting their existing legal duties to protect single sex spaces and maintain safety and fairness in single sex sport.'
A Department for Education spokesperson said: 'The safety and wellbeing of children and young people is our top priority.
'Following reports of inappropriate materials being used to teach relationships and sex education, the government has already brought forward an urgent review of the curriculum and is looking at introducing age ratings to make sure teaching materials are appropriate.
'The Education Secretary has also written to schools to reiterate that parents have a right to view teaching materials and copyright law does not prevent a parent from viewing external resources on school premises.'
The Proud Trust was contacted for comment.
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A mother-of-two was shocked after her autistic ten-year-old son was told to fill out an exercise about multiple genders and sex changes during a PSHE class.
Former secondary school teacher Louise, 46, said she was stunned her son's school didn't tell her they would be teaching the controversial material.
It comes as Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said more time was needed to publish guidance for when a child is questioning their gender and said schools should 'proceed with extreme caution'.
Louise told MailOnline: 'We weren't made aware that he was going to be doing that. I was completely shocked.'
Last month MailOnline revealed a wealth of questionable and sometimes graphic teaching material made for controversial Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) classes, which became compulsory three years ago.
Secretive lesson plans showed schoolchildren are being taught about anal sex and orgasms before they have reached puberty.
Louise said the 'secrecy' around teaching the material taught to her son meant she wasn't able to have a conversation with him about it.
The mother-of-two added: 'We are setting [children] up to feel worried or confused.
'I feel worried about what's going on in terms of what messaging they are receiving.
'I can fully understand why people are taking their children out of school.
'If [my son] wasn't autistic I might think about it.
'All he has talked about is masturbation and he's 11.
'I don't think at his age they need that.
'It's something that people need to be aware of. If it's happening at a rural school in Suffolk then it's happening everywhere.
'We must be made more aware of [this] so we can say if it's right for schools to be teaching this.'
She said the trouble with pushing trans ideology onto youngsters was that they may feel transitioning is the right course of action even if it isn't for them.
She added: 'We are too scared to say that is wrong.'
Teaching material from The Proud Trust were also shared online last week of 'identity key words' alongside flags for each one, including 'pansexual', 'non-binary' and 'trans'.
The only two identities that didn't have flags were 'cis' and 'straight', which constitutes the vast majority of the population.
In the latest census, 93.5 per cent of the population over 16 (45.4 million people) said they were cisgender - that their gender was the same as their sex registered at birth.
Just 262,000 said it wasn't.
Around 43.4 million people, which accounts for 89.4 per cent of the population over 16, said they were straight or heterosexual.
Former science teacher Louise said: 'Children and young people want to belong to a group so they are part of something.
'It's scary how if you stand up against something like that then you're the bad person.'
On Thursday, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced the government was pushing back the release of its guidance for schools and colleges when a child is questioning their gender.
She said: 'It is a difficult and sensitive area and more information is needed about the long-term implications of a child to act as though they are the opposite sex.
'We also need to take care to understand how such actions affect other children in the school or college. These decisions must not be taken lightly or in haste.
'It is vital that the guidance we publish gives clarity for schools and colleges and reassurance for parents.
'So, we have made the decision to allow more time – to speak to teachers, parents, lawyers and other stakeholders – in order to ensure this guidance meets the high expectations that these groups rightly have for it.
'In the meantime, schools and colleges should proceed with extreme caution.
'They should always involve parents in decisions relating to their child, and should not agree to any changes that they are not absolutely confident are in the best interests of that child and their peers.
'They should prioritise safeguarding by meeting their existing legal duties to protect single sex spaces and maintain safety and fairness in single sex sport.'
A Department for Education spokesperson said: 'The safety and wellbeing of children and young people is our top priority.
'Following reports of inappropriate materials being used to teach relationships and sex education, the government has already brought forward an urgent review of the curriculum and is looking at introducing age ratings to make sure teaching materials are appropriate.
'The Education Secretary has also written to schools to reiterate that parents have a right to view teaching materials and copyright law does not prevent a parent from viewing external resources on school premises.'
The Proud Trust was contacted for comment.
