Judge rules parents can’t yank kids out of classes because they use books with gay characters

Pride Puppy is a children’s book about a puppy that goes to a parade
Photo: Orca Book

A federal judge has ruled that parents don’t have the right to opt their kids out of classes because teachers use books with LGBTQ+ characters. The parents insisted that the children’s books constituted “sex education.”

The books included benign picture books like Pride Puppy, a story of a dog that goes to a Pride parade, and Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, a children’s book about a family that goes to a same-sex wedding.

According to a district statement on its “Inclusive and Welcoming Learning” initiative, the LGBTQ+-inclusive materials are part of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) efforts to cultivate “an inclusive and welcoming learning environment” and “to create opportunities where all students see themselves and their families in curriculum materials.”

Three religious parents challenged the policy, claiming it violated…

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