Right-wing press claim ‘transphobic toddler’ suspended from school – here’s what we actually know

The Telegraph has claimed that a ‘transphobic’ British toddler was suspended from a nursery school. But the reporting fails to provide any clear detail into the incident, or evidence that transphobia alone was the reason for the child’s removal.

The story, which appeared on Monday (31 March), alleged that the child, who is said to be three or four years old, was suspended from a state school during the 2022-23 academic year because of “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity”.

Reporters Tim Sigsworth and Ben Butcher, who broke the story in collaboration with data editor Matt Davis, said further details of the incident were not disclosed and that they could not verify the name of the school.