Don't call female pupils girls, says top girls schools association. Has gender neutrality gone too far?

Don't call female pupils girls, says top girls schools association. Leading girls schools in the UK, including Belfast's Victoria College, have been told not to use the words "girls", "young women" and "young ladies" because they might offend pupils who are questioning their gender identity. The advice has been issued by the Girls' Schools Association, which represents head teachers at independent schools. The Sunday Times reported that Caroline Jordan, association president and headmistress of Headington School in Oxford had advised that "In assemblies instead of saying 'Girls, go to lessons', staff should consider saying 'Pupils, go to lessons'. It's been welcomed as a move to more gender neutral environments.