Parents demand Maryland schools allow students to opt out of LGBTQ curriculum

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Interfaith parents demand Maryland schools allow students to opt out of LGBTQ curriculum

By Amy Nelson, Fox News
July 9, 2023

Parents of all faiths joined together to oppose a Maryland school district’s gender ideology instruction, saying they will not be silenced.

Shaykh El Hadji Sall, a Muslim immigrant from Africa, joined the demonstration and spoke out against Montgomery County Public Schools’ decision to no longer allow students to opt-out of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation.

In a Fox News op-ed, Sall explained that the instruction conflicts with his religious beliefs.

“Our simple request to restore the most basic of our rights — the right to opt out — received a surprising backlash. The opposing side lacks an argument as to why they should deny us our basic freedoms and parental rights, and so they have smeared us as bigots,” he wrote. “Yet none of these smears are going to silence me or other parents in Montgomery County from the Muslim and other faith communities. The stakes are too high, and our children are paramount.”

MCPS announced last year efforts to include an LGBTQ-inclusive reading list as part of its English language arts curriculum for the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/09/interfaith-parents-demand-maryland-schools-allow-students-to-opt-out-of-lgbtq-curriculum/