The Montgomery County school system said it would halt its opt-out provision for the books and parents should not expect advance notification when they are used.
unveiling the new material, the school system wrote, “As with all curriculum resources, there is an expectation that teachers use the texts as a part of instruction,” but that the materials were “optional as it is standard practice that teachers have a choice regarding which materials to use.”The new books were celebrated by local LGBTQ advocates and students who had pushed for the school system to diversify its curriculum.
been adopted into classrooms, some parents have argued the topics of sexual orientation and gender identity are being introduced too early. They say that they would rather have the discussions at home, and they are pushing the school system to put inLast month, a districtwide parental notification policy changed and parents were no longer informed in advance that the books were being used by teachers, and opting out of the lessons was no longer allowed.
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