London - The headmaster of a Catholic school said last night he would support a female teacher who is undergoing a sex change. Parents of children at the Blessed Robert Johnson Catholic College in Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, have been informed that technology teacher Ms Lesa Armstrong will be known as Mr Sam Armstrong from Monday.
A letter to parents from the headmaster told them that Ms Armstrong (29) had "begun a course of treatment to realign her gender to become a man". The letter said assemblies have been arranged to help the pupils understand "the unusual circumstances".