Gender Ideology in Schools: Parents Should Be Able to Protect Kids

Afederal appeals court has ruled that parents must first subject their children to gender indoctrination in schools before they can have grounds to opt out of it.

Some judicial decisions cry out for reversal, and this one is high on the list. Last Wednesday, a divided Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that disturbingly graphic and dogmatic “LGBTQ-inclusive” books can be forced on very young school children in Montgomery County, Maryland’s largest public-school system, even when their parents object on religious grounds.

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Andrea Picciotti-Bayer

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is director of the Conscience Project and recipient of the Religious Freedom Institute’s 2025 Religious Freedom Impact Award.

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Afederal appeals court has ruled that parents must first subject their children to gender indoctrination in schools before they can have grounds to opt out of it.

Some judicial decisions cry out for reversal, and this one is high on the list. Last Wednesday, a divided Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that disturbingly graphic and dogmatic “LGBTQ-inclusive” books can be forced on very young school children in Montgomery County, Maryland’s largest public-school system, even when their parents object on religious grounds.