The families allege the Montgomery County school district is violating the First Amendment by not allowing an opt-out for books featuring LGBTQ characters.
for kindergarten through fifth grades. The school system revised its policies in March and informed parents they shouldn’t expect advance notice of when these books would be used in classrooms and opting out of the lessons was no longer allowed.District Court in Maryland, alleges that the school district didn’t follow state law or their own policies on religious protections when it struck out an opt-out option.
The parents allege in the complaint that Montgomery County is violating a state law that delineates topics around gender and sexuality require an opt-out option. They say the books introduce conversation in the classroom about gender identity. Hazel emphasized during a question-and-answer session with the school board members that the books are not lessons on sexuality.“Fundamentally, diversity is a good thing; inclusion is a good thing. By providing these diverse and inclusive texts, by aligning ourselves and following state guidance on when opt out is appropriate, we are doing a service to our students,” said Arvin Kim, the school board’s student representative and a senior at Walt Whitman High School.
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