Federal Court Refuses to Let Parents Opt Their Children Out of LGBT Instruction At School
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The Mongomery County Board of Education (the “Board”) added books to the language arts curriculum for elementary school students (K through 8th Grade) that address issues such as sexual orientation, drag shows, and transgenderism. Under the new language arts curriculum, teachers would, in some lessons, read these books to children and children would read these books themselves. The teachers were also given instructions on how to answer questions that children or parents raised concerning these books. When this curriculum change was first made, parents were given the right to opt their children out of any language arts lesson in which these books were used, which was consistent with guidelines allowing parents to opt their children out of lessons involving sexual activity, sexual orientation, and transgenderism. After the first year, however, the Board abruptly changed its policy and prohibited any further opting out. A number of parents sued the Board, claiming that the prohibition on opting their children out of this type of instruction violated their First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion, and they moved for a preliminary injunction: the case is entitled
Federal Court Refuses to Let Parents Opt Their Children Out of LGBT Instruction At School
Federal Court Refuses to Let Parents Opt…
Federal Court Refuses to Let Parents Opt Their Children Out of LGBT Instruction At School
The Mongomery County Board of Education (the “Board”) added books to the language arts curriculum for elementary school students (K through 8th Grade) that address issues such as sexual orientation, drag shows, and transgenderism. Under the new language arts curriculum, teachers would, in some lessons, read these books to children and children would read these books themselves. The teachers were also given instructions on how to answer questions that children or parents raised concerning these books. When this curriculum change was first made, parents were given the right to opt their children out of any language arts lesson in which these books were used, which was consistent with guidelines allowing parents to opt their children out of lessons involving sexual activity, sexual orientation, and transgenderism. After the first year, however, the Board abruptly changed its policy and prohibited any further opting out. A number of parents sued the Board, claiming that the prohibition on opting their children out of this type of instruction violated their First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion, and they moved for a preliminary injunction: the case is entitled