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Fury as Maryland parents are told they CAN'T opt their young kids out of LGBTQ classes
Daily Mail UK ^ | May 16, 2024 | Nic White

Posted on 05/17/2024 6:13:20 AM PDT by Morgana

Parents cannot force a school district to let them pull their children out of classes with LGBTQ themes, an appeals court has ruled.

Three sets of parents and a parental rights group sued the Montgomery County Public Schools board in Maryland after it announced the classes in 2022.

They claimed not being allowed to opt out their kindergarten to grade 5 children violated their First Amendment rights to freedom of religion.

But the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals denied their request for a preliminary injunction 2-1 as the parents failed to show how the policy would infringe their rights

The parents - one Muslim, one Christian, and one Chinese - objected to their children being exposed to themes they said conflicted with their religions.

The English language arts curriculum reading list included books like Uncle Bobby's Wedding, The Pride Puppy, and Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope.

Litigants insisted it was up to them to teach their kids 'what it means to be male and female; the institution of marriage; human sexuality; and related themes'.

What their children learn should be decided by them, not the schools, they argued, also claiming the subject matter was too mature for young children.

Two of the three judges disagreed, ruling the mere exposure of children to ideas against their faith was not by itself contrary to the First Amendment.

Children learning about issues they disagree with is 'part of the compromise parents make when choosing to send their children to public schools', they wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Islam; Moral Issues; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: arth; childabuse; children; education; homosexualagenda; homosexualpolicy; maryland; parentalrights
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To: Morgana
Chinese is a religion?

Parents need to homeschool or a private school.

No fair, of course, but, that's how it is.

21 posted on 05/17/2024 6:37:36 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual. )
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To: Chickensoup

Take a lesson from Northern Virginia. Run candidates to oust School Board members who voted for the curriculum


22 posted on 05/17/2024 6:38:19 AM PDT by mware
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To: Morgana

New title-—”Fury as Maryland parents are told they CAN’T opt their young kids out of LGBTQ classes but will continue to vote Democrat because of “abortion”.....”


23 posted on 05/17/2024 6:41:42 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: Eagles6

“Chinese is a religion?”

I let that one go because it’s the DM writing this and you know what passes for journalism these days.


24 posted on 05/17/2024 6:41:44 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Eagles6

“Parents need to homeschool or a private school.”

I agree and we did that with out kids. However, money becomes the obstacle because you’re still paying taxes to the scam schools.

Private school for our 3 kids was $16750 per year plus $8500 in school property taxes.

I believe property taxes are unconstitutional and the public schools should be abolished. They’re no longer learning centers they’re indoctrination centers.


25 posted on 05/17/2024 6:44:36 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: Chickensoup
"It is wack a mole."

"You say 'whack' like it's a bad thing."

26 posted on 05/17/2024 6:48:27 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: mikelets456

I agree.


27 posted on 05/17/2024 6:50:17 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual. )
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To: Morgana

True.


28 posted on 05/17/2024 6:50:54 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual. )
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To: Morgana

If you send your kids to a public school, they aren’t yours anymore.


29 posted on 05/17/2024 7:01:29 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: Morgana

all children are gay.

they prefer same sex relationships. why not just teach and promote that./ sarc


30 posted on 05/17/2024 7:03:56 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Morgana

Skool Bored Elections have tremendous consequences. Think before you vote!


31 posted on 05/17/2024 7:04:53 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When did WE decide to make America a UN 5-Star Asylum Paradise for Socialist losers?)
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To: Morgana

Wow. Anthony, Mohammed, and Chen should form a parents’ rights group.


32 posted on 05/17/2024 7:08:46 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: Morgana
Children learning about issues they disagree with is 'part of the compromise parents make when choosing to send their children to public schools', they wrote.

I will bet they are REQUIRED to send their children to public schools unless they are independently wealthy (especially in Maryland)!!
33 posted on 05/17/2024 7:10:32 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Finish the Wall and Deport them All!)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Public Education: “You’ll take whatever we shove down your children’s throat, and like it.”

The 45 Goals of Communist in America. Check out #’s 17, 18, 19. They told us what they intended to do, and we let them.


34 posted on 05/17/2024 7:10:46 AM PDT by Rlsau1
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To: Socon-Econ

Indeed. They have no one to blame but themselves.


35 posted on 05/17/2024 7:15:43 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

And then homeschool them.


36 posted on 05/17/2024 7:18:15 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Morgana

but it’s not indoctrination...


37 posted on 05/17/2024 7:30:52 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Im cofused. So according to the two judges, Cildren can choose not to attend public schools?

‘Children learning about issues they disagree with is ‘part of the compromise parents make when choosing to send their children to public schools’, they wrote.’


38 posted on 05/17/2024 7:38:58 AM PDT by deek69
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To: Morgana

Hamtramck also has the Islam public call to prayer. Over public speakers Every day, Five times a day.


39 posted on 05/17/2024 7:50:02 AM PDT by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short"p)
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To: Morgana

The leftwing thinks they own your children.


40 posted on 05/17/2024 7:50:09 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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