Judge rejects Maryland parents’ motion to keep kids out of lessons with LGBTQ books | The Hill

The parents argue that the books "contradict their sincerely held religious beliefs about marriage, human sexuality, and gender" and that the lack of an opt-out policy violates their children's First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.

However, Boardman noted that every court that has addressed similar questions about mandatory public school curriculums has found that "mere exposure in public school to ideas that contradict religious beliefs does not burden the religious exercise of students or parents."…

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4171618-judge-rejects-maryland-parents-motion-to-keep-kids-out-of-lessons-with-lgbtq-books/