DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A group of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish parents in Maryland petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to ask it to take up a case regarding school board policies that keep parents in the dark on books with themes about “gender” and “sexuality” being taught to children.
The case originates from the Montgomery County Board of Education instituting an “inclusive” storybook program in 2022 for students in grades pre-K through 5th grad, initially informing parents of when they would be read until changing that policy in March 2023, also restricting parents’ ability to opt their kids out, according to a press release from the Becket Fund, a nonprofit law firm representing the parents.
Shortly after the Montgomery Board of Education announced the change in policy, the group of parents filed a lawsuit against the board in May 2023…