Allow Parents To Opt Out of Inclusive (LGBTQ+) Texts and Readings!

To the directors and staff of MCPS, Thank you for finally making everyone aware where you stand. Once again we find that you have flip flopped in 24 hours from supporting and honoring families rights and beliefs to the complete opposite. You have confirmed my distrust in this MCPS system for the last few years when you officially sent out your 5 things you need to know regarding the updated policy, confirming that my rights as a parent do not matter to you but only political parties, views and select groups. You have completely neglected my right as a parent to decide for my kids who I know better than you, what they are capable of emotionally and maturely handling. I am writing to voice my concern and disappointment. You want us to trust and help you with the issues in the school per your recent video, but all you have done instead is push parents' voices out of the school and classroom. That appears to be your biggest problem is that you have broken the parent child relationship and made it toxic. You have silenced the parents, but do not expect that as mama and papa bears we will let you just take away our rights, beliefs and religious rights. Your data scores are horrendous and continue to decline yet you continue to advocate for “all inclusion and equity” yet you have silenced all religious rights and groups from Muslims to Judaism. As a mother I’m completely disgusted and disappointed in the elected officials who are called to serve their community. You have served only one and that is your own agenda. My voice will not be silenced anymore. Sincerely, MCPS parent Kidist s Tadesse Form Letter 2: To the directors and staff of MCPS, Please immediately rescind your decision to refuse an opt-out for parents who do not believe the “inclusive texts” are suitable for their child. I know many parents who are willing to fight this fight, or instead take their kids out of MCPS schools and send them to private schools.

Because our religious beliefs, we chose to opt out.

Any plan to teach our children about homosexuality is a disastrous decision to our children's future life! I condemn the plan with any possible strongest term! Schools should be free of pushing our children into such things that seriously affect their future at the moment they are too young to analyze its long-term impact! No homosexuality favoring cariculum in school!!!!

I strongly condemn any policy that allows homosexuality education to young children in school. I believe this amounts to taking immaturity of underage children to impose interests of certain group on them when it's well known to be too early for them to make decisions on matters that affects their future life! I demand our government to reconsider and to distance any homosexuality topics from school! No homosexuality favoring situations should be allowed in school!

No thank you

kp

Leave our kids alone!

NO ; thanks. I don't want it, because I don't need it.

Stop,respect our children

Listen a parent voice

I don’t support that

Stop

Pleas respect our children! NO THANK’S!!!!!

I’m not happy about it. We should let our children decide when it’s time not teach them about it.

No thanks

No child can’t decide about him or her self

Parents are the only responsible for their children so please leave parents alone

It is our right ! Don’t impose on us!

NO THANKS

No I dot’n want