Olympic hurdler Kriss Akabusi has slammed a decision to suspend a toddler from nursery for alleged "transphobia" as "political correctness gone mad".
The child, aged either three or four, was kicked out of nursery for "abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity", according to Department for Education data.
Speaking about the story on GB News, Akabusi said: "A toddler was kicked out of nursery because they were transphobic or homophobic.
"I don't like the woke business, in the old time language, it's just 'PC gone mad'. This is an example of political correctness gone mad.
"It's clearly a projection of the people who are running the school."
Eamonn Holmes asked: "Is it not a projection on the parents of the child?"
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He responded: "No. It's because the people have said this boy's been transphobic, a little two or three-year-old. They are projecting their views of social hierarchy and harmony. A kid's a kid."
"It's a school trying to be more Welsh than Cardiff. It just goes over the top."
The incident occurred during the 2022-23 academic year, with the specific school and details of the case not disclosed in the DfE data.
The Telegraph revealed that the toddler was suspended for "abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity".
However, the case appears to be part of a wider trend.
Data shows 94 pupils at state primary schools were suspended or permanently excluded for transphobia and homophobia during the same academic year.
Of these, ten were from Year 1 while three were in Year 2 - where the maximum possible age of students is just seven.
Across all state primary schools, the number of pupils suspended or expelled for such behaviour increased from 164 in 2021-22 to 178 in 2022-23.
Essex recorded the highest number of suspensions with 16, followed by Birmingham with 15.
Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at Sex Matters, described the case as one that "seems too crazy to believe".
"Teachers and school leaders involved in this insanity should be ashamed of themselves for projecting adult concepts and beliefs onto such young children," she said.
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The child, aged either three or four, was kicked out of nursery for "abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity", according to Department for Education data.
Speaking about the story on GB News, Akabusi said: "A toddler was kicked out of nursery because they were transphobic or homophobic.
"I don't like the woke business, in the old time language, it's just 'PC gone mad'. This is an example of political correctness gone mad.
"It's clearly a projection of the people who are running the school."
Eamonn Holmes asked: "Is it not a projection on the parents of the child?"
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He responded: "No. It's because the people have said this boy's been transphobic, a little two or three-year-old. They are projecting their views of social hierarchy and harmony. A kid's a kid."
"It's a school trying to be more Welsh than Cardiff. It just goes over the top."
The incident occurred during the 2022-23 academic year, with the specific school and details of the case not disclosed in the DfE data.
The Telegraph revealed that the toddler was suspended for "abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity".
However, the case appears to be part of a wider trend.
Data shows 94 pupils at state primary schools were suspended or permanently excluded for transphobia and homophobia during the same academic year.
Of these, ten were from Year 1 while three were in Year 2 - where the maximum possible age of students is just seven.
Across all state primary schools, the number of pupils suspended or expelled for such behaviour increased from 164 in 2021-22 to 178 in 2022-23.
Essex recorded the highest number of suspensions with 16, followed by Birmingham with 15.
Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at Sex Matters, described the case as one that "seems too crazy to believe".
"Teachers and school leaders involved in this insanity should be ashamed of themselves for projecting adult concepts and beliefs onto such young children," she said.
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