Parents 'elated' after single-sex toilets ruling

by Joshua

Parents in the Scottish Borders say they feel "elated" after a judge ruled that Scottish schools must provide single-sex toilets for pupils.

The local authority had installed only gender neutral toilets at the new Earlston Primary School, which recently opened.

Sean Stratford and Leigh Hurley complained to the council about the policy at the school their son had previously attended, but it was rejected.

The council conceded that they had a legal obligation to provide male and female facilities at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

The local authority said it had accepted the argument prior to the hearing and therefore did not defend itself in court.

The move comes after judges at the UK Supreme Court last week unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.

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