A Massachusetts federal appeals court ruled last week that an elementary school can continue to use children's books that encourage tolerance for gay people. The books at issue in the case were Molly's Family, King and King, and Who's In A Family?
Two families objecting to the use of the books filed suit after the Lexington Superintendent of Schools released a public statement explaining the school district's position that it would not provide parental notification for "discussions, activities, or materials that simply reference same-gender parents or that otherwise recognize the existence of differences in sexual orientation."
The court noted that "Public schools often walk a tightrope between the many competing constitutional demands made by parents, students, teachers, and the schools' other constituents… The balance the school struck here does not offend the Free Exercise or Due Process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.”
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