{"id":2011952,"date":"2023-08-25T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-cant-opt-children-out-of-lgbt-lessons-us-judge\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T12:10:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:10:43","slug":"parents-cant-opt-children-out-of-lgbt-lessons-us-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-cant-opt-children-out-of-lgbt-lessons-us-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"US Judge: Parents Cannot Opt Children Out of LGBT Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparents-cant-opt-children-out-of-lgbt-lessons-us-judge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Parents Denied Opt-Out for LGBT Lessons in Maryland Schools<\/h2>\n<p>A federal judge has ruled that parents cannot opt their children \u2062out of lessons \u2063featuring LGBT content in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. The opt-out policy was revoked due to \u200ba \u200dlarge number\u2064 of\u200c requests, leading parents to sue the school district. They argued that the lack of opt-outs forced them to compromise their religious beliefs or seek alternative schooling.<\/p>\n<p>However, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman dismissed their claims, stating that\u200b the policy\u2063 does\u2064 not \u200cresult in the indoctrination or coercion of children to violate their religious beliefs. She emphasized\u2064 that parents\u2062 are still free\u2064 to instruct their children in their faiths, even if their exposure to different ideas may make their efforts more challenging.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/school-district-reveals-why-it-banned-opt-outs-from-lgbt-lessons-given-to-children-as-young-as-3-post-5416044\">School District\u2063 Reveals Why It Banned Opting Out of Lessons Containing LGBT Material<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/22\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/idaho-school-district-votes-ban-transgender-and-gay-politics-from-classrooms-5353921\">Idaho School District Votes to Ban LGBT\u200b Politics From Classrooms<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">6\/24\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Montgomery County Public Schools, with \u2064its 160,000 students, is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-district-shells-out-nearly-50000-for-survey-crafted-by-race-consultants\/\" title=\"Virginia School District Shells Out Nearly ,000 For Survey Crafted By Race Consultants\">largest school systems<\/a> in the country. The school district remains committed to creating an\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-chicago-schools-train-teachers-that-sex-not-rooted-in-biology-and-to-hide-preferred-pronouns-from-parents\/\" title=\"Report: Chicago Schools Train Teachers that Sex 'Not Rooted in Biology,' and to Hide 'Preferred' Pronouns from Parents\">inclusive learning environment<\/a> where \u2063all students can see themselves and their families in the curriculum materials.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers representing the plaintiffs, who follow Islam or Christianity, expressed their disagreement with\u200d the ruling.\u2064 They believe it\u2064 infringes on children&#8217;s right to be guided by their parents on sensitive issues of human sexuality. The \u200cplaintiffs plan to appeal\u2062 the decision and expect oral arguments to be heard at the U.S. \u200dCircuit Court of Appeals for the \u2062Fourth \u200cCircuit in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Boardman acknowledged that the appeals\u2062 court has not yet addressed\u2064 whether mandatory lessons in public \u200dschools\u2064 burden the religious exercise of students or parents. \u200bHowever, she cited previous rulings that suggest exposure to conflicting ideas in school does not constitute a burden on religious exercise.<\/p>\n<h2>More on the \u2063Case<\/h2>\n<p>In response to a lack of representation of LGBT people in the \u200dcurriculum,\u200d Montgomery County\u200d officials introduced 13 new books featuring LGBT characters at the beginning of the 2022\u201323 school year. These books have been used \u200cin lessons\u2062 for children as young as 3, raising \u200cconcerns\u200d among parents, teachers, and principals.<\/p>\n<p>A group of principals expressed their concerns in a memorandum to the district, stating that it is problematic to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-cant-opt-children-out-of-lgbt-lessons-us-judge\/\" title=\"US Judge: Parents Cannot Opt Children Out of LGBT Lessons\">depict elementary school \u200dchildren falling<\/a> in love \u2063with others, regardless of sexual preferences. They also highlighted \u2064the use of terminology such as cisgender and transgender in second-grade books, which they believe is inappropriate\u200d for that age \u200bgroup.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Montgomery County \u200bPublic\u2062 Schools remains committed to inclusivity and aims to provide instructional materials \u2062that reflect the diversity of the local and global community, including diverse gender identities, gender expressions, and\u200d sexual\u2064 orientations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parental opt-outs for lessons featuring LGBT content have been ruled out by a federal judge. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland faced a lawsuit from parents who were denied the option to opt their children out due to an overwhelming number of requests. 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