A federal appeals court rejected parents' bid to opt their children out of classes and books that discuss LGBTQ topics like sexuality and gender.
Maryland’s largest school district does not have to allow parents to opt their K-5 children out of classes and books that discuss LGBTQ topics like sexuality and gender, at least for now, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The 2-1 ruling by the 4th U.S.
Some of the book titles include 'The Pride Puppy,' 'Uncle Bobby's Wedding,' and 'Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope.' The parents argued that the books contradict their religious duty to train their children in accordance with their faith on 'what it means to be male and female; the institution of marriage; human sexuality; and related themes.
Bethany Mandel, a mother and contributing writer for Deseret News, told 'Fox & Friends First' last year that she believed it's a parent's right to tackle controversial topics, including sexuality and gender ideology, with their children on their own terms. 'Some of the books were first, second, third-grade read-aloud books about transgender ideology, about sexuality,' Mandel told Carley Shimkus.
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