23/09/2026
A Christian nationalist group is suing a Washington state school district for allegedly not informing a father about lessons on anti-bullying.
The lawsuit alleges that the school denied the father’s request to opt his child out of LGBTQ+ related lessons.
The father claims he wasn’t notified about his son being taught lessons on sexuality and gender in his fourth- and fifth-grade classes.
However, the school states they were teaching a lesson against bullying, which included how bullying affects LGBTQ+ students.
In a statement, Shannon Parthemer, executive director of communications for the school district, added that the lessons the father objected to “focused on empathy, inclusion, bullying prevention, and school belonging.”
She said: “Students examined school-climate data, considered the effects of biased remarks and bullying, and reflected on actions that can help all students, including LGBTQ+ students, feel safer and more connected at school.”
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