Two years ago, the Montgomery County, Maryland School District ended an opt out part of their educational packet. The “opt out” is where a parent may say, “not my progeny” for the extra classes. The ones that aren’t reading, writing, arithmetic or history and the like. It could be a controversial art class (Dadaism) or a form of dance. Parents objected to no longer being able to opt out and now oral arguments are being heard by the United States Supreme Court. You may argue that this is a religious rights case, but it’s truly about parental rights.

This kind of ick is exactly why homeschooling is picking of steam. While the Montgomery County Schools are fighting opt out, they are not exactly setting the world on fire when it comes to educating their constituents in the basics. From Bethesda Magazine:

Montgomery Count leads Maryland, but I would keep my eyes on the basics. Instead, they are alienating parents and children and consuming valuable resources (time and money). So what is going on in Maryland? From Breitbart:

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

The case is the latest dispute involving religion to come before the conservative-led court. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination in recent years.

The Montgomery County public schools, in suburban Washington, D.C., introduced the storybooks as part of an effort to better reflect the district’s diverse population.

Parents sued after the school system stopped allowing them to pull their kids from lessons that included the books. The parents argue that public schools cannot force kids to participate in instruction that violates their faith, and they pointed to the opt-out provisions in sex education classes.

But an appeals court put the kibosh on that opt out, according to Fox News:

A federal appeals court ruled in May 2024 that parents can’t opt their kids out of reading books with LGBTQ+ content in Montgomery County Schools.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed in January to hear the case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, during its 2024-2025 term.

Grace Morrison, one of the plaintiffs in the case, is a mother of seven children who lives in Montgomery County. Her youngest child, who has Down’s Syndrome and other special needs, was attending public school and headed into fourth grade when she was made aware of the new school policy.

“We felt as parents that we would present these things to our children like we always have, when they’re ready to receive them. And especially a child with special needs, it’s even more difficult for her to understand,” Morrison told Fox News Digital in February.

These are not 12-14 year old children. These are mostly pre-K to Second Grade. How dare these schools present these concepts to these children. That’s called grooming. The administrators and creators know it. The United States Supreme Court heard the oral arguments today. Elena Kagan was a tad shocked at the young age of the children:

Any parent of commons sense should object to the lack of care with their child’s only innocence. Even atheist or agnostic or even LGBTQ parents. Here is the creator of one of those books: “Prince and Knight”:

Books, for some of us, are essential to life. Fiction or non-fiction. Books can be VERY manipulative. Mr. Haack may not have found too many books addressed to him in particular but what is wrong with have “imagination”. Imagination can be a truly good friend. It’s not these young children’s job to affirm anyone else. Let these children get good reading and math scores before you start grooming them or make them affirm your existence.

We won’t know for a while, but those who read the tea leaves think that the Supreme Court is inclined to side with the parents. This is not a religion issue. This is a parents’ rights issue.

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