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Parents Give NC School District 15 Days to Protect Religious Freedom or Face Lawsuit

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A group of parents has given a North Carolina school district 15 days to provide religious accommodations related to a transgender teacher or face a lawsuit, according to a demand letter obtained by the Daily Signal.

Thomas More Society attorneys argue that recent Supreme Court precedents require the Wake County Public School System to accommodate parents who object on religious grounds to policies involving gender identity, pronoun usage, and related instruction.

Parents who formed Middle Creek Parental Rights have expressed concerns about the ramifications of Wake County Public School System hiring a male music teacher who identifies as a transgender woman. The parents do not object to the school district hiring this teacher, but they seek accommodations to protect their religious freedom to raise their children according to their fundamental beliefs about sexuality and gender.

When they first requested accommodations, the district refused. The letter states that music is a required weekly class and that parents were told removing their children from the class would result in unexcused absences.

According to the letter, the parents asked the school district to guarantee in writing that parents may opt their........

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