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Social worker removed as family's guardian for 'refusing to use they/them pronouns'

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“Social worker removed as family's guardian for 'refusing to use they/them pronouns”

A social worker was allegedly removed from his position as a family's guardian after refusing to use "they/them" pronouns to refer to a child. Charles Plummer, who previously worked for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) as a social worker, said he was stripped of the role after concerns were raised by a school and local authority about his use of pronouns. Mr Planner, a former family court adviser, insisted he always used they/them to address the child in…

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