Montgomery County schools, parents reach settlement in suit over LGBTQ+ books in classes

Why Montgomery County is paying millions to parents

Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland has now spent millions of taxpayer dollars learning a lesson it refused to accept voluntarily: Parents have rights, and courts will enforce them. Last week, the Montgomery County Board of Education agreed to pay $1.5 million in damages and submit to court-enforced protections for parental rights following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The settlement requires the district to…

Maryland school district agrees to pay parents $1.5 million, allow opt-outs for LGBT books

Montgomery County Public Schools has reached a settlement with parents who sued over its LGBT indoctrination policy and will now give parents advance notice about materials on sexuality.

Maryland’s Largest School District Must Pay $1.5M to Religious Parents in LGBT Curriculum Case

A federal judge has ordered Maryland’s largest public school district to pay $1.5 million to a group of religious parents after the district eliminated notice and opt-out options for LGBT-themed classroom books. The ruling stems from a dispute over elementary school materials, some of which introduced themes of gender transitioning and pride parades to children as young as 4.

Families Receive $1.5 Million After Supreme Court Victory Over LGBT Storytelling

A Maryland school district that lost a recent U.S. Supreme Court case will pay $1.5 million to parents who weren’t allowed to opt their children out of LGBT story time, the families’ attorneys said. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represented the plaintiffs in the landmark Mahmoud v. Taylor case, announced the settlement on Feb. 20. The defendant, the Montgomery County Board of Education—which oversees Montgomery County Public Schoo…

Montgomery County schools, parents reach settlement in suit over LGBTQ+ books in classes

Montgomery County schools and a group of parents who objected to their children receiving LGBTQ+-themed instruction without their consent have reached a settlement of the parents’ lawsuit that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The agreement, signed Thursday by U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman, settles a lawsuit filed in 2023 by a group of Muslim, Jewish and Christian parents after the school system introduced books, for classes …

Montgomery County must pay $1.5M to religious parents after Supreme Court ruling

A federal judge ordered Maryland's largest school district to pay $1.5 million to parents who sued the school system after it took away parental notice and opt-outs for LGBT-themed storybooks, some of which promoted gender transitioning and pride parades to children as young as 4.  #MontgomeryCounty #parentalnotification #SupremeCourt #LGBT #religiousfreedom