Hundreds of Montgomery County, Maryland, residents turned out for a rally Tuesday protesting the county school system's LGBTQ policies.
Parents with teens and tykes in tow chanted “education over indoctrination,” “we shall never surrender our children,” and most passionately, “leave our kids alone,” as they gathered to oppose Montgomery County Public Schools’ removal of its opt-out option for elementary reading materials that cover gay and transgender topics.A large majority of those attending the rally were county residents of East African descent.
The rally is in opposition to MCPS revoking parents’ ability to withhold their elementary-aged children from lesson plans that include LGBTQ-themed books recently added to the curriculum., a county resident, told The Times that he learned about the policy change from his teenage children. He said he would pull his 7-year-old child out of the class with LGBTQ materials after his teenagers told him what was in the books.
MCPS has stated that the policy falls under the county’s literacy curriculum. State law only permits parents to withhold their children from classes that teach human growth and sexuality.• Matt Delaney can be reached at
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