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| Transgender row teacher sacked from second school | Transgender row teacher sacked from second school |
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| A teacher who called a transgender pupil a girl says he was dismissed by a second school after he said Muhammad was a "false prophet" in a video. | A teacher who called a transgender pupil a girl says he was dismissed by a second school after he said Muhammad was a "false prophet" in a video. |
| Joshua Sutcliffe said "well done girls" to a group that included a pupil who identified as a boy while teaching at a school in Oxford in 2017. | Joshua Sutcliffe said "well done girls" to a group that included a pupil who identified as a boy while teaching at a school in Oxford in 2017. |
| It can be reported for the first time that both parties settled out of court. | It can be reported for the first time that both parties settled out of court. |
| He was later dismissed from a school in London over views he posted on his YouTube channel. | He was later dismissed from a school in London over views he posted on his YouTube channel. |
| Mr Sutcliffe, whose videos include his views about the Bible and Christianity, told the BBC he was "constructively dismissed" from the Catholic school in Islington in November 2019 after he "made a video in which I said 'Mohammad is a false prophet'." | Mr Sutcliffe, whose videos include his views about the Bible and Christianity, told the BBC he was "constructively dismissed" from the Catholic school in Islington in November 2019 after he "made a video in which I said 'Mohammad is a false prophet'." |
| The maths teacher said he "never forced anyone to think or do anything" and "remained professional" while teaching lessons at the school between September 2018 and November 2019. | The maths teacher said he "never forced anyone to think or do anything" and "remained professional" while teaching lessons at the school between September 2018 and November 2019. |
| "I merely voiced my strongly held convictions on a public platform," he said. | "I merely voiced my strongly held convictions on a public platform," he said. |
| Mr Sutcliffe said the school was aware of the Oxford case before and it had been "happy to give me a role". | Mr Sutcliffe said the school was aware of the Oxford case before and it had been "happy to give me a role". |
| 'Punished' | 'Punished' |
| An investigation in December 2017 found he had "misgendered" the Oxford pupil which broke its policy on equality. | An investigation in December 2017 found he had "misgendered" the Oxford pupil which broke its policy on equality. |
| At the time, Mr Sutcliffe told the head teacher he did "not share your belief in the ideology of transgenderism" and later took legal action for constructive dismissal and discrimination. | At the time, Mr Sutcliffe told the head teacher he did "not share your belief in the ideology of transgenderism" and later took legal action for constructive dismissal and discrimination. |
| A reporting restriction made during the employment tribunal prevented identifying anyone involved in media reports and details of the settlement have not been made public. | A reporting restriction made during the employment tribunal prevented identifying anyone involved in media reports and details of the settlement have not been made public. |
| When contacted by the BBC, Mr Sutcliffe claimed he had been "placed on the altar of the current 'cancel culture' climate". | |
| He said said he had no regrets over his comments and "in both cases" had been "punished" for being "vocal about my Christian position". | He said said he had no regrets over his comments and "in both cases" had been "punished" for being "vocal about my Christian position". |
| "I would rather lose my job than be silenced," he said. | "I would rather lose my job than be silenced," he said. |
| The London school has not responded to the BBC's requests for comment, while the Oxford school declined to comment. | The London school has not responded to the BBC's requests for comment, while the Oxford school declined to comment. |