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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Boardman denies three families their motion for an injunction that would require a county's school board to give them a choice to opt their children out of classroom instruction involving reading any books about family life and human sexuality. Specifically, the families--who are religious--claim that by reading stories about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer characters aloud, teachers and the board are violating their children's constitutional rights to free exercise and their own rights to due process. However, the parents are incorrect because the no-opt-out policy regarding the books does not infringe upon their children's freedom to exercise their religion. Also, the parents' claim regarding due process will likely not succeed on the merits as there is no constitutional support for parents replacing state education because they disagree with curriculum.