Maryland Parents Can’t Block School LGBTQ Lesson Attendance Rule

Maryland’s largest public school system doesn’t have to allow parents to excuse their kids from classroom lessons involving LGBTQ-themed books while the families’ constitutional challenge proceeds, a divided federal appeals court said Wednesday.

The parents haven’t shown they’re likely to succeed on their arguments that the Montgomery County school system’s attendance requirements violates their religious freedom, free speech, and due process rights, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said. The appeals court upheld the denial of a preliminary injunction earlier this year by Judge Deborah L. Boardman of the US District Court for the District of Maryland. ...