School forms in France will now be gender neutral.Parents of children will now be referred to as “parent 1” and “parent 2”.
School forms in France will no longer refer to a child's parents as their “mother” or “father”, instead the titles will be replaced with “parent 1” and “parent 2”.
The amendment was passed in parliament as part of the country’s Schools of Trust law, the purpose of which is to attempt stop discrimination towards same sex parents of students.
“To prevent discrimination, school enrolment, class registers, parental authorisations and all other official forms involving children must mention only Parent 1 and Parent 2,” the amendment reads.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s Republique en Marche party backed the change, with MP Valérie Petit saying this amendment of the wider law recognises “children’s family diversity in administrative forms”.
“We have families who find themselves faced with tick boxes stuck in rather old-fashioned social and family models,” Ms Petit said.
“For us, this article is a measurement of social equality.”
Supporters of the change claim that using gender-neutral language on school documents relating to parents is a natural step after the country legalised gay marriage six years ago, The Telegraph reported.
