Maryland Principals Raised Concerns About New LGBT Books for Young Children: Memo

Teaching children as young as 7 about transgenderism is inappropriate because lessons on sexuality are typically not given until fifth grade, principals told Mongtomery County, Maryland, administrators in a newly disclosed memorandum.

A class at an elementary school in a file photo. John Moore/Getty Images

Principals in a Maryland county that has forced children to sit through lessons featuring gay and transgender characters told county officials the lessons were inappropriate, according to a newly disclosed memorandum.

The lessons are based on books including Pride Puppy, My Rainbow, and Prince and Knight that explore untraditional themes.