Federal judge finds Maryland parents have no right to ‘opt-out’ of LGBTQ+ education

[Brian4Liberty]

Federal judge finds Maryland parents have no right to ‘opt-out’ of LGBTQ+ education

Federal judge finds Maryland parents have no right to ‘opt-out’ of LGBTQ+ education for their children
David DeNotaris | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US - AUGUST 25, 2023

A Maryland federal judge denied Thursday a parents’ request to have their children “opt-out’ of education on LGBTQ+ history and topics. In Mahmoud v. McKnight, three families parenting elementary-aged children in Maryland, objected on religious grounds to the use of storybooks featuring LGBTQ+ characters in the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system. The court rejected the parents’ request, stating, “Public schools are not obliged to shield individual students from ideas which potentially are religiously offensive, particularly when the school imposes no requirement that the student violate his or her faith during classroom instruction.”

The lawsuit began when the school board announced in 2023 that parents would no longer receive the option to opt their children out of instruction on certain LGBTQ+ storybooks in the MCPS system. Originally, when the curriculum was adopted in October 2022, parents received notice of the use of these books, and could opt their children out of instruction involving the books.
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The school board eliminated the opt-out policy because principals and teachers “could not accommodate the growing number of opt-out requests without causing significant disruptions” to the educational environment.
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More: https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/08...pt-out-of-lgbtq-education-for-their-children/

 

[Occam's Banana]

Justice is not to be found in their courts.

Education is not to be found in their schools.

The lawsuit began when the school board announced in 2023 that parents would no longer receive the option to opt their children out of instruction on certain LGBTQ+ storybooks [...]

The school board eliminated the opt-out policy because principals and teachers “could not accommodate the growing number of opt-out requests without causing significant disruptions” to the educational environment.

Bullshit! Of course they could have.

Simply eliminate all "instruction on certain LGBTQ+ storybooks".

Problem solved - no "opt-out" system needed.

 

[jkr]

holy indoctrination batman!

 

[Occam's Banana]

 

[Anti Federalist]

MD - US District Court judge rules you have no right to "opt out" your kids from queeer class

Three separate sets of parents sued the Montgomery Co. MD school district for removing the "opt out" option from queeer sex classes.

Judge denied their motion.

Your children will be brainwashed into queeerness.

Government schools are child abuse.

If you have kids you have no excuse to continue sending them there.

Read the judge's ruling here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23927241-ruling-in-maryland-education-case

 

[nobody's_hero]

Three separate sets of parents sued the Montgomery Co. MD school district for removing the "opt out" option from queeer sex classes.

Judge denied their motion.

Your children will be brainwashed into queeerness.

Government schools are child abuse.

If you have kids you have no excuse to continue sending them there.

Read the judge's ruling here:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23927241-ruling-in-maryland-education-case

They will move to red states, where they will have to prove they have learned their lesson.

usually what I hear from newcomers first (among other transformational 'bright ideas'):

"You have volunteer fire depts? Let's raise taxes, that should be an easy fix. (don't forget to invite the union too!)"

 

[Anti Globalist]

Parents in Maryland need to get their kids out of the public schools.