Washington (AP) – The United StatesSupreme CourtThere is arguments on Tuesday on the religious rights of Maryland parents to withdraw their children from primary school lessons usingStories books with LGBTQ characters.
The case is the last dispute involving religion before the court led by the conservatives. The judges have repeatedlyapproved allegations of religious discriminationin recent years.
The public schools of the county of Montgomery, in the suburbs of Washington, DC, presented the books of stories within the framework of an effort to better reflect the diversified population of the district.
Parents continued after the school system ceased to allow them to draw their children from the books that included books. Parents argue that public schools cannot force children to participate in the teaching that violates their faith, and they have highlighted the disables for deactivation in sex education courses.
The schools said that allowing children to withdraw from the lessons had become a disruptive. The lower courts supported the schools, which prompted the appeal of the parents to the Supreme Court.
Five pounds are involved in the high court case, addressing the same themes found in classic stories that include Snow White, Cinderella and Peter Pan, wrote lawyers for the school system.
In “Prince and Knight”, two men fall in love after saving the kingdom and the other. In “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding”, a niece fears that her uncle does not have as much time for her after her marriage. His partner is a man.
“Love, Violet” deals with a daughter’s anxiety to give another daughter a Valentine’s Day. “Born Ready” is the story of a transgender boy’s decision to share his gender identity with his family and the world. The “intersection allies” describe nine characters of variable horizons, including that which is the sexist fluid.
Billy Moges, member of the board of directors of the children’s group who continued the books, said the content was sexual, confusing and inappropriate for young schoolchildren.
The group of writers Pen America declared in a court depositing what the parents want to be “a prohibition of constitutional suspect’s book by another name”. Pen America reported that more than 10,000 pounds have been prohibited in the past school year.
A decision inMahmoud c. Tayloris expected in early summer.
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