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Judge Strikes Down Parents Right to Opt Kids Out of LGBT Curriculum
GREENBELT, MD — (08-25-23) — Maryland district judge Deborah Boardman, denied parents’ appeal to reinstate an opt-out policy for the LGBT Curriculum in Montgomery County Public Schools on Thursday, striking a blow to anti-LGBTQ activists. The case, Tamer Mahmoud v. Monica B. McKnight, was filed over the district’s May decision to rescind its opt-out policy [...]