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Headteacher refuses to apologise to ‘homophobic’ parents complaining about ‘gay’ school play

By Ben Kelly

The headteacher of a Catholic primary school in England has refused to apologise, after some parents complained about a ‘gay play’ that their children watched.

Carrie Morrow, who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Atherton, arranged a gay-friendly workshop at the school to teach children about diversity. As part of this, the company performed an alternative fairytale in which two princes fell in love.

According to the Daily Express, this was allegedly followed by strong comments posted on Facebook by some parents, who complained about what their children had “learned about gays” and that it had happened without parental consent.

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However, both the school and Ms Morrow have refused to apologise for the workshop, and said the parents who had complained were in the minority.

Ms Morrow said: “We are very proud of what we have done. I know for some schools it is not an easy aspect of the curriculum to teach, but our pupils handled it with maturity and sensitivity.”

“We have been quite bold and it has not been without some negativity from the community,” she accepted, adding, “We are not intimidated as we know such homophobic attitudes are in the minority.”

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said that they had investigated homophobic comments made on social media surrounding the incident, but found they did not amount to a criminal offence.

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