Montgomery County principals concerned over school books with LGBTQ characters

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A group of Montgomery County elementary school principals sent a letter to school district leaders with concerns about books new to the language arts curriculum that included LGBTQ characters, according to emails reviewed by The Washington Post.

Last fall, a group of Montgomery County elementary school principals sent a letter to school district leaders with concerns that books new to the language arts curriculum

The letter was sent by the elementary cabinet chair of the Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals — a union representing about 800 school administrators — to school officials including the district’s chief academic officer and associate superintendent of curriculum and instructional programs.

to portray elementary school age children falling in love with other children, regardless of sexual preferences.” The letter details similar concerns with five of the books. The president of the Montgomery County Education Association — the union representing teachers — has previouslyMontgomery County school officials have said that the books involved are age and developmentally appropriate.

Attorneys from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty — the organization representing those families — have

 

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