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In a disappointing decision that undermines families' fundamental rights, a divided federal appeals court has rejected a group of Maryland parents' plea to allow them to opt their elementary school children out of being exposed to books promoting transgender and homosexual themes. The 2-1 ruling
Maryland’s largest school district does not have to let parents opt their children out of classes and books that discuss LGBTQ topics like sexuality and gender.
The parents said that forcing their kids to learn about queer people would violate their freedom of religion.
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.
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