NSW girls' school won't ban gendered terms

By EducationHQ News Team
Published July 20, 2016

Students at a leading Sydney girls' school will still be called girls.

SYDNEY, July 20 - The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday said teachers at Cheltenham Girls High had been requested to stop referring ...

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NSW girls' school won't ban gendered terms

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