The headteacher at the centre of a furore over whether it is right to share LGBT equality messages with young children has issued a furious riposte to her school's MP.

Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, head at Anderton Park Primary School in Sparkhill, said the comments of the area's Labour MP Roger Godsiff were "misinformed and discriminated against LGBTQ people".

She suggested he might even be in breach of his duty as a public servant to share equality messages.

She broke her silence after hearing Mr Godsiff say he "shared the concerns of parents" that talking about LGBT equality with children as young as four and five was "inappropriate".

Roger Godsiff, MP for Hall Green, speaks out about Anderton Park School protests

And her comments came as the MP faced calls to step down.

A petition to his local constituency party urging his deselection has over 500 signatories.

The school has been at the centre of a national storm over equality teaching , with parents and supporters staging noisy daily demonstrations outside the gates at home time for more than six weeks.

In an exclusive interview with BirminghamLive on Tuesday, Mr Godsiff questioned whether it was 'a good thing' to introduce books like The Princess Boy to young children.

He said that he "understood" why people had issues with "this type of material."

Books being read to pupils include King & King; Mommy, Mama and Me and My Princess Boy
Books being read to pupils include King & King; Mommy, Mama and Me and My Princess Boy

But it later emerged Mr Godsiff had not read the books himself.

Instead, he had relied on a dossier of information shared with him by lead protestor Shakeel Afsar, who is not a parent at the school but claims to represent 'hundreds' of the parents.

In a whirlwind of interviews following our story, Mr Godsiff defended his comments.

In a terse conversation on Wednesday, Mr Godsiff said the public reaction to his comments was not unexpected.

"There will be some people who agree with me and some who don't and that's fine," he said.

"The fact of the matter is I told you what my views are.

"There are nine protected equality characteristics to be taught at primary school between the ages of four and 11, and I think it's vital that, when teaching those characteristics, the age of the children should be taken into account.

"Some will agree with me, some won't.

"There will be some people who take the view that all characteristics should be taught at four or five, and others who say not - not because they are homophobic but because of the age appropriateness."

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And he urged Mrs Hewitt-Clarkson and the city council to 'seek an injunction' if the protesters were breaking the law.

His failure to unequivocally back the head or condemn the protesters was attacked online and by commentators who claimed he had let the school and its "intimidated and distressed" staff down.

Brummie comedian and TV presenter Joe Lycett lampooned Mr Godsiff in a series of tweets, ending with his written offer to take Mr Godsiff on a night out around the city's gay landmarks.

In response to the invitation, Mr Godsiff said he did not look at social media so was unaware of it but he would be happy to accept the offer "if he's paying".

"I would have no problem - I would be happy to accept."

Mr Afsar, meanwhile, appeared on ITV's This Morning to share his views.

Mrs Hewitt-Clarkson said she was very concerned about Mr Godsiff's decision to base his comments on "misinformation".

But she went further - suggesting Mr Godsiff might be in breach of his public duty to support equality for all.

In a direct message to Mr Godsiff issued through BirminghamLive, she said: "Your comments suggest there is something wrong with being gay. You are a public servant too and the Public Sector Equality Duty applies to you - yet your comments discriminate against LBGTQ people."

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She also criticised his reference in interviews to the school teaching the "No Outsiders" equality programme, devised by Andrew Moffatt, assistant head at Parkfield School in Alum Rock which endured similar protests earlier this year.

She added: "We don’t teach No Outsiders, Roger - please do your research."

Earlier this week West Midlands Police chief constable Dave Thomson called for an end to LGBT protests outside the school as his force investigated 'criminal offences'.

He also said he was "increasingly concerned" over the protests outside Anderton Park Primary School .

And he urged all those involved to "recognise the adverse impact this is having on the reputation of our city and most importantly, children at the school".