During the 2022–2023 school year, the Montgomery County Board of Ed-
ucation (Board) introduced a variety of “LGBTQ+-inclusive” texts into
the public school curriculum. Those texts included five “LGBTQ+-in-
clusive” storybooks approved for students in kindergarten through
fifth grade, which have story lines focused on sexuality and gender.
When parents in Montgomery County sought to have their children
excused from instruction involving those books, the Board initially
compromised with the parents by notifying them when the “LGBTQ+-
inclusive” storybooks would be taught and permitting their children to
be excused from the instruction.
That compromise was consistent with
the Board’s “Guidelines for Respecting Religious Diversity,” which pro-
fessed a commitment to making “reasonable accommodations” for the
religious “beliefs and practices” of students. Less than a year after the
Board introduced the books, however, it rescinded the parental opt out
policy.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinion...4-297_4f14.pdf