Posted on 08/28/2023 6:45:27 AM PDT by MtnClimber
On Thursday, a federal court ruled that parents in Maryland do not have a right to opt their children out of classes which teach pro-LGBT curriculum.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, the group of parents had filed a lawsuit against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), demanding that the district revive a policy that allowed them to pull their children out of classes that discussed books and other materials featuring LGBT characters. The policy was first enacted in January but then repealed in March.
“The Court concludes the plaintiffs’ asserted due process right to direct their children’s upbringing by opting out of a public-school curriculum that conflicts with their religious views is not a fundamental right,” Judge Deborah L. Boardman wrote in her ruling. Boardman was appointed by Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Such parental opt-out policies became a staple of the parents’ rights movement that began in 2021, when grassroots groups began protesting at school board meetings, demanding greater authority for parents when it comes to public education regarding controversial topics such as transgenderism and critical race theory. While some policies have been implemented in states like Virginia, more Democratically-controlled states like Maryland have actively resisted such efforts.
Another policy that has been championed by the parents’ rights movement is the required notification of parents when their child decides to become transgender at school. Blue states have doubled down on transgenderism, with many of them requiring their schools to keep such information secret from the parents, and to allow the child to freely “transition” while at school.
When schools within blue states try to resist these policies, they face lawsuits from the state government. In New Jersey, three school districts that have defied the state-mandated policy of keeping parents out of the loop have since been sued by state Attorney General Matthew Platkin (D-N.J.). Governor Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) has defended his attorney general’s actions, calling it “the American way.”
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Personally, I’d be okay with putting a milestone around her neck and tossing her into the sea 🌊.
So true!
The offended parents are the party that brought the lawsuit.
They were the plaintiffs.
Inherent in filing this lawsuit was an admission that the court had jurisdiction over such a dispute.
Care to revise and extend your remarks?
The problem isn’t the public school curriculum.
The problem is the public schools.
There needs to be consequences for any judge who rules against the God given rights of the people.
I prefer that schools not teach or discuss that stuff at all.
I’m just guessing what was the basis of the court decision.
I think many view the LGBT crowd as a bit of a danger because not only do they have their preferences, but until they’ve found a permanent partner they’re on the prowl to seduce someone perhaps my child.
Just a wild guess, but the Powers That Be are hiding something about this judge.
I strongly recommend “voting with your feet”.
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Amen.
“Do it anyway.”
A possible solution. Depends if it effects GPA, I suppose, if feasible. Or if it is mandated for graduation.
Otherwise, just don’t go to that class.
I pulled a kid out early every day to avoid a similar mandated class, as did other parents. It was middle school. We had a standing “counseling session” medical exemption and took the F, since it didn’t effect HS GPA.
Time to Flee before your child is mutilated.
AGREE, FU Judge Deborah L. Boardman. If you think you have this authority, then send EVERY PARENT a check for $10,000/month for each child we have.
Sounds like YOU want to be their MOMMY!!!! Pay Up or Shut Up B!TCH.
PULL THEM ENTIRELY FROM THE SCHOOL.
HOME SCHOOL THEM
I could be wrong about this, but I think I read somewhere here (FR), that the Supreme Court previously ruled that the state cannot usurp parental rights to direct their children’s education.
Biden Judge.
This is why it is so important to win even if Trump is not the nominee.
A serious question. If the curriculum is established by the state and all students (public, private, home-schooled) must meet the criteria to earn credits couldn’t the state eliminate the opt-out for home-school and private school students as well? That would mean that home-schooling would not be the total refuge many parents seek.
In my opinion the whole issue of state controlled compulsory education needs a closer look that does not assume it is a societal good.
They already do say that in a way since the government (federal, state, local) sets the standards of what will be an acceptable alternative. You can run but you can’t hide. Don’t forget the teachers at private schools have usually received their education degrees from the same colleges that have gone fully “woke” as the teachers at public schools. So even then a parent has to be vigilant.
THIS!!! THIS!!!!
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