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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 22: J.K. Rowling poses at "Harry Potter and The Cursed Child parts 1 & 2" on Broadway Opening Night at The Lyric Theatre on April 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) JK Rowling and Winston Churchill have been dropped from the house names of an East Sussex school after students said their “intolerant” views did not represent them, with Rowling’s “recent words about the trans community” mentioned in the letter Parents at Seaford Head School received a note – which was marked as being from students – which said JK Rowling w...

A SCHOOL said the decision to drop Winston Churchill and JK Rowling as house names was made by students. Pupils at Seaford Head School will vote on new names after it was questioned whether the two figures "represent the school's core values". A letter to parents, guardians and pupils from members of the school's student leadership team said this was because "Churchill was a figure who promoted racism and inequality, unfairly imprisoning and torturing many". It added that they "no longer think that JK Rowling is a suitable representative, because of her recent words about the trans co...

A SCHOOL has dropped Winston Churchill and JK Rowling as house names. The move was made by Seaford Head School in Seaford after students questioned whether these figures "represent the school's core values". A letter to parents, students and guardians said that war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill was "a figure who promoted racism and inequality, unfairly imprisoning and torturing many". It added that students did not feel Harry Potter author JK Rowling was a a suitable representative, because of her recent words about the trans community". The letter, addressed from the school...