Appeals Court Rejects Maryland Parents’ Bid to Allow Kids to Opt Out of Reading LGBT-Themed Books

The school board initially gave parents the chance to opt their children out of being exposed to the books.
Appeals Court Rejects Maryland Parents’ Bid to Allow Kids to Opt Out of Reading LGBT-Themed Books
Newly donated LGBT books are displayed in the library at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond, Calif., on May 17, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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A federal appeals court in Richmond on Wednesday rejected efforts by a group of Maryland parents to allow their elementary school children to opt out of lessons involving LGBT-themed books.

In its ruling, the 2-1 panel of the Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the parents had failed to demonstrate how the Montgomery County Board of Education’s book policy would infringe anyone’s rights to freely exercise religion.
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