Throngs of protesters demand MCPS reconsider exemption from LGBTQ+ schoolbooks

Beneath a downpour of rain and intermittent rumbles of thunder, hundreds gathered outside Montgomery County Public School headquarters in Rockville Tuesday afternoon to protest the district’s no-opt-out policy when it comes to reading LGBTQ+ inclusive storybooks to young students in the classroom. Later Tuesday afternoon, multiple residents testified about the curriculum policy during the school board’s public comment period.