Ohio group asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow student opt-outs for LGBTQ+ lessons

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A conservative Ohio group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow parents to opt their elementary school children out of classroom lessons that include books with LGBTQ+ characters.

The Protect Ohio Children Coalition joined other similar groups from California, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas in writing an amicus brief in the case against a Maryland school district whose curriculum includes LGBTQ+ books. The brief argued in favor of opt-outs for parents wishing to remove their students from such lessons...