In a bizzare happening, one of the British schools has endorsed a child in officially changing the identity to that of a wolf as reported in The Daily Mail. It even said that the secondary school pupil in question is likely to have a mental disorder which they refer to as “species dysphoria,” where a person wakes up one day and claims that a different species has usurped their body. The teachers of these British schools have also come out with their support on the side of the claim of the youngster.

This seems to be the trend in British schools where school-going children are thought to have taken over the characters of foxes, dragons, birds, snakes, sharks and dinosaurs among others.

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Speaking about the condition with The Daily Mail, clinical neuropsychologist Dr Tommy MacKay said, "There is no such condition in science as 'species dysphoria'. It's not surprising that we are seeing this in an age when many people want to identify as something other than they are."

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"Now we have a council which appears to accept at face value that a child identifies as a wolf, rather than being told to snap out of it and get to grips with themselves, which would be the common-sense approach," he added.

Reading through the official documents, one learns how a school in Scotland has realised that a learner is identifying himself as an animal in what turned out to be the first known case. The local authority said that the students were part of a group that embraced what is referred to as “furries” which are people who adopt an “animal persona”.

The council said that it had provided “personal support” and “more specific support” from a “wellbeing worker,” which included help with learning and counseling, and continued the statement, “There is very little specific guidance on species dysphoria. ”

When asked, the council said they used Scottish government procedures referred to as Getting It Right For Every Child (Girfec) and use the “wellbeing wheel” for any student regardless of the issue. Speaking about the issue of British schools, Conservative MSP Meghan Gallacher said, "Teachers who are already under significant pressure due to SNP cuts should not feel like they have to tiptoe around issues in the classroom." "With all the other challenges facing schools, ministers should ensure that teachers feel confident that they can take a common-sense approach when these situations occur," they added.

As per the report, no direction is provided for framing any strategies to exclusively help the persons who have alleged to be affected by species dysphoria.

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