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A federal court has ruled that a group of interfaith parents have no proof that a school district violated their right to free expression by removing an option to opt their students out of lessons teaching LGBT ideology that conflicts with their religious values.

A Maryland district court ruled Thursday that Christian and Muslim parents cannot opt out of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation.

A federal judge listened to arguments as parents suing the Montgomery County school system sought a permanent injunction that would put a new policy prohibiting families from opting out of certain lessons on hold.

In a lawsuit, parents say a major U.S. school district is infringing on their religious beliefs by discussing LGBTQ+ books in elementary school.

The parents say that if their children have to read books about or by LGBTQ+ people, that would violate their rights to religious freedom.

A federal judge in Maryland will deliver a ruling on Montgomery County schools' requirement to include LGBTQ materials in elementary classrooms before classes begin Aug. 28.

A federal judge in Maryland said Wednesday she will deliver a ruling on Montgomery County schools' requirement to include LGBTQ materials in elementary classrooms before classes begin Aug. 28.

The road ran out for Roy McGrath, who briefly served as chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, with FBI agents closing in on him in the suburbs of Eastern Tennessee.

The road ran out for Roy McGrath, who briefly served as chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, with FBI agents closing in on him in the suburbs of Eastern Tennessee.

In the days before Roy McGrath's fatal encounter with federal agents, the FBI found a way to track the white collar fugitive, according to McGrath's attorney.