AS THIRD Scottish council Fury allows student suffering from ‘species dysphoria’ to describe himself as an animal

A third Scottish council has ruled that at least one student is allowed to self-identify as an animal.

Most recently, the local authority revealed that a child at the primary school was experiencing ‘kind of discontent’, despite warnings that the situation was a ‘fantasy’.

Last month the Mail revealed that a secondary school student in another council area was allowed to describe himself as a wolf.

It later emerged earlier this month that a primary school pupil in another part of Scotland had identified himself as an unidentified animal.

Now a third council has acknowledged that a child at primary school had species aversion, but has refused to reveal the animal species involved.

The Mail chose not to name local officials involved in order to protect the identities of the children, but they were criticized for their approach last night.

Dunbartonshire-based clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Tommy MacKay said: ‘Vulnerable children who need additional support are likely to be more likely to fall into these fantasies and therefore more likely to be ridiculed.

‘There will also be other children and young people who will realize that by trying these ideas they may be trying to make their teachers and classes look ridiculous.’

‘There is absolutely no scientific support for such a thing as “genre dysphoria”.’

The council dealing with the latest case said ‘no special arrangements have yet been made’ to accommodate students with genre dysphoria.

He added: ‘Where appropriate, species dissatisfaction is approached as a need for additional support, considering the relevant assessment process and support options.’

‘No specific advice was given to staff other than following the usual processes for being inclusive’.

A growing number of young people are taking on the persona of animals such as foxes, dragons, birds, snakes, sharks and even dinosaurs

Official documents seen by the Mail last month confirmed the first known case of a school in Scotland recognizing a pupil who identified himself as an animal, namely a wolf.

The local authority said the student had ‘genre dysphoria’ and was part of a group called ‘furries’ who viewed the ‘animal personality’ as a character.

The row comes after a school in Aberdeenshire was forced to deny rumors last year that a pupil identified himself as a cat and was given a litter tray in the toilet.

Last night Dr MacKay told the Mail that genre distaste ‘has nothing to do with science, it is a sociocultural phenomenon’.

He said: ‘We live in an age of individualism; An age where individuals decide their own identities.

‘It doesn’t matter that this identity contradicts every gene and cell in their body, every tissue in their being.’

Scottish Conservative MSP Meghan Gallacher said: ‘Given the challenges currently faced by our overworked teachers struggling under the weight of the SNP’s budget cuts, local councils must ensure they support our schools to listen to the evidence and take a common-sense approach to the problems. when these situations occur.’

Chris McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education and a former adviser to the Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street, said: ‘Schools should not be aiding and abetting any child’s mental health crisis.

‘They need to be understanding and show some common sense and leadership.’

Parents warned last month that allowing children to identify as animals could put them at risk of pedophilia and fail to prepare them for the adult world.

UFTScotland, the group representing parents, said it was ‘completely insane’ that teachers and council education officials were allowing pupils to describe themselves as animals.

The Daily Telegraph reported that a pupil at a state secondary school in Wales was said to “meow” when asked a question by a teacher.

It was stated that in other schools, one of the students insisted on being addressed as a dinosaur, and one claimed to identify himself as a horse, while the other wore a cape and demanded to be known as the moon.

Psychologist Helen Clegg from the University of Buckingham led the first comprehensive study into the wellbeing and mental health of Therians in 2019.

It recruited 112 people from a wide range of ages, genders, ethnicities and genres.

Among them were wolves, foxes, dragons, birds, a snake, a shark and two dinosaurs.

It is understood that the Scottish Government has no official guidance specifically for supporting people with genre dysphoria and has no plans to produce any.