Christian school worker sacked for criticising students being taught about LGBT relationships wins court appeal

A Christian school worker who was fired for criticisng students being taught about LGBT relationships has won a court appeal.

Kristie Higs was dismissed from Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire in 2019 after sharing social media posts criticising LGBT relationship teaching.

Higgs shared and commented on posts which raised concerns about relationship education at her child’s Church of England primary school.

Students were to learn about the No Outsiders In Our School programme – a series of books teaching the Equality Act to primary school pupils.

Higgs shares two posts im 2018 where she referred to “brainwashing our children”.

She was dismissed for gross misconduct after an anonymous complaint was made to the school.