Showing posts with label religious accommodations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religious accommodations. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Supreme Court signals support for Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools

 From the AP, reporter Mark Sherman. Read the whole story here.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled support for the religious rights of parents in Maryland who want to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

The court seemed likely to find that the Montgomery County school system, in suburban Washington, could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections to the material.

The case is one of three religious rights cases at the court this term. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination in recent years.

Friday, May 24, 2024

Montgomery County substitute teacher sues over denied religious...

 https://thedailyrecord.com/2024/05/22/montgomery-county-substitute-teacher-sues-over-denied-religious-accommodations-on-gender-identity-policy/

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A Montgomery County Public Schools substitute teacher says in a federal lawsuit that she was required to assist students as young as three years old to transition genders at school, in violation of her Christian faith.

The Maryland school district’s gender identity guidelines also require employees to withhold from unsupportive parents when their child is transitioning genders, unless the child consents, according to the suit filed Tuesday. The guidelines apply to students of all ages and a related form requires minors “exhibiting transgender inclinations or actions to identify a ‘Support Level’ they believe would be provided by their parents,” the ...

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/christian-teacher-in-maryland-sues-over-gender-transition-policy