"Boston federal judge F Dennis Saylor IV ordered a school district in Massachusetts to make "reasonable efforts" to ensure parents can prevent their children from learning about LGBTQ+ people. Lexington father and "devout Christian", Alan L, sued Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in October 2025 after learning its education materials included books which he said contradict his anti-LGBTQ+ views on marriage."
""The question presented here is not whether the viewpoints of plaintiff, or those of the school officials, are 'correct' as a matter of religious faith or political or social belief," the judge continued. "Instead, this case presents a narrow question: whether these specific defendants have provided the required notice and opportunity to review materials that this specific plaintiff may find objectionable.""
Judge F Dennis Saylor IV granted a preliminary injunction enabling a Lexington father to prevent his son from reading or learning from LGBTQ-themed classroom materials. The court ordered the Massachusetts school district to make reasonable efforts so parents can block their children from learning about LGBTQ+ people. The father, described as a devout Christian, sued after discovering books he said contradict his anti-LGBTQ+ views on marriage and asked to exclude his son from such materials. The judge found the father likely to suffer irreparable harm without an opt-out option. The school district signalled it will appeal.
Read at PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]