WASHINGTON – A group of parents filed a federal lawsuit last night against the Montgomery County Board of Education for mandating storybooks that push extreme ideology regarding gender identity and sexuality. Maryland law and the School Board’s own policies require parental notice and opportunity to opt out of any instruction concerning “family life and human sexuality.” But after mandating new books that advocate pride parades, gender transitioning, and pronoun preferences for kids, the Board announced it would no longer follow the law: parental notice will not be provided, and opt-outs will not be tolerated. Becket represents Muslim and Christian parents who simply want their kids to have alternatives to storybooks that are age-inappropriate or inconsistent with their religious beliefs and sound science.
The new “inclusivity” books were announced last fall for students in pre-K through eighth grade. But rather than focusing on basic principles of civility and kindness, the books promote controversial ideology around transgenderism and focus excessively on children’s romantic feelings. For example, one book tasks three- and four-year-olds to search for images from a word list that includes “intersex flag,” “drag queen,” “underwear,” “leather,” and the name of a celebrated LGBTQ activist and sex worker. Another book advocates a child-knows-best approach to gender transitioning, telling students that a decision to transition doesn’t have to “make sense”; teachers are instructed to add that doctors only “guess” when identifying a newborn’s sex anyway. The learning guide to another book about a playground same-sex romance invites school kids to share with classmates how they feel when they “don’t just ‘like’ but … ‘like like’” someone.
“Children are entitled to guidance from their own parents, who know and love them best, regarding how they’ll be introduced to complex issues concerning gender identity, transgenderism, and human sexuality,” said Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at Becket.“Forced, ideological discussions during story hour won’t cut it, and excluding parents will only hinder, not help inclusivity.”
Two phrases for consideration:
1.) Biology is not bigotry
2.) I do not have to affirm another’s dillusion
I made these remarks during a recent DEI training required of my employer. I was neither belligerent nor arrogant. I was asked my opinion and I provided the above remarks. Let’s just say the zoom meeting got really quiet after that. I’m waiting to see if I am addressed by HR and place on ‘leave’ (i.e fired) – So everyone is on the same page, I work for the WCBOE, and those in the know can quickly narrow down the meeting I was at (I am not a teacher).
Bottom line – Parents have EVERY right to question and know about everything taught their children. Educators have NO RIGHT AT ALL to in any way influence another ‘s children. To every teacher out there that thinks they have some right to do this, be aware that there are a LOT of very scary momma and poppa bears out there that will not stand for this.
The Left will work shaming unwoke kids into the story lines and woke teachers will orchestrate the nuances of the instilling of propaganda in the classrooms.
We should also be allowed to opt our kids out of those science (evolution) and math (statistics) classes that are such fake luciferian nonsense.
Maybe you should get involved and start attending, protesting and working to overturn these bs agendas! ever think of that?
You are failing your children and will be held accountable, being the lazy bastards you are!
giving your children over to satan without even a fight! lovely!