raised concerns about plans to teach the No Outsiders programme at her son’s Church of England school.A tribunal in Bristol has heard that Higgs, a pastoral assistant at Farmor’s, was suspended by headteacher Matthew Evans, and, following a disciplinary process, sacked.The Christian Legal Centre is supporting Higgs, who argues her sacking breached her freedom of speech and freedom of religion.Evans told the employment tribunal his priority after receiving the complaint was to uphold “confidence” in the school.He said: “It was not because of the beliefs.
These posts have been shared and apparently endorsed and my concern was that might lead to a loss of confidence in the school.”Earlier, Higgs said: “They had already made up their mind when.