Maryland’s largest public school system was sued Wednesday by parents who want their children excused from instruction with books that have LGBTQ+ themes, saying the “forced inculcation” violates their rights to freely exercise their religion and direct their children’s religious upbringing.
The books promote one-sided ideology and introduce issues concerning family life and sexuality that are age-inappropriate and are inconsistent with their religious beliefs and child-raising philosophies, plaintiffs Tamer Mahmoud and Enas Barakat, Jeff and Svitlana Roman, and Chris and Melissa Persak allege.
They sued Montgomery County School Superintendent Monifa B. McKnight, the Montgomery County Board of Education, and individual ...
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