A Christian teacher has lost her High Court challenge after being dismissed for telling pupils that being LGBT was a sin.
Glawdys Leger made the controversial comments during a religious studies lesson at Bishop Justus CofE School in Bromley, south London.
The 44-year-old teacher was challenging findings by a professional conduct panel that her actions constituted unprofessional conduct.
Justice Lang dismissed her case on Thursday, ruling that the panel's decision was lawful.
Glawdys Leger made the controversial comments during a religious studies lesson
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The incident occurred in February 2022 when Leger was presenting a lesson on human rights.
During a class discussion on "allyship," she told Year 7 pupils that being LGBT was "not fine" and that they should put God before such ideology.
The professional conduct panel found that Leger also stated being LGBT was a sin.
She reportedly told her pupils that transgender people were "just confused."
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These comments were made to children aged around 11 years old at the Church of England school
PAThe comments were made to children aged around 11 years old at the Church of England school.
One of the pupils recorded Leger's comments after being advised by her mother to note down any "transphobic" remarks.
The mother subsequently complained to the school, stating the comments were "very distressing" for her child.
She explained her daughter was "exploring who she is as many children are at this age," according to court documents.
Leger was suspended in March 2022 following the complaint.
She was dismissed from her teaching position two months later in May.
In December 2023, a professional conduct panel found Leger's actions amounted to unprofessional conduct.
The finding was published on the Teaching Regulation Agency's website, though Leger was not prohibited from teaching in future.
The judge noted that while Bishop Justus is a Christian school, Leger's 'own evidence was that she had been unwilling to support that school's policy'
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She subsequently brought legal action at the High Court against the Department for Education.
Leger argued the panel failed to put her comments in context and that the school's curriculum requirements did not apply to her as an individual teacher.
She also claimed the publication of the finding unlawfully infringed on her privacy.
Justice Lang rejected Leger's arguments, stating her criticisms "do not disclose any error of law, as opposed to mere disagreement".
In her written judgment, the judge said: "The [panel] and the secretary of state made a lawful decision that publication of the findings was a justifiable and proportionate sanction for her unacceptable professional conduct."
The judge noted that while Bishop Justus is a Christian school, Leger's "own evidence was that she had been unwilling to support that school's policy".
The court upheld the panel's "nuanced finding" regarding Leger's comments.
