France bans 'mother' and 'father' from school forms

Children’s documents will no longer display two words after the French parliament voted to eradicate them from school forms.

The parliament has vowed to remove the words “mother” and “father” from the documents in favour of parent 1 and parent 2.

The amendment was passed by MPs from President Emmanuel Macron’s Republique en Marche party to prevent discrimination, according to The Times.

The move has received backlash from Christian conservatives and groups against gay marriage.

The change outraged many on Twitter, including a member of right-wing French party National Rally.

“One father, one mother! Stop this pseudo-‘progressive’ delirium,” Nicolas Bay said.

“So who gets to be parent 1? Is that parent more important than parent 2?” another said.

But others staunchly supported the parliament’s move.

One man said the country’s tax forms were similar, with people referred to as “declarant 1” and “declarant 2”.

“Homophobes/sexists want us to believe that they aren’t, by explaining that their problem with #Parent1Parent2 it is that it prioritises parents. Oddly, there have never been any earlier claims against declarant 1, declarant 2 for taxes,” he said.