READING...WRITING...AND GENDER SURGERY--WASHINGTON DAD DUES SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DENYING RELIGIOUS OPT-OUT FOR YOUNG SON DURING PRIDE MONTH LESSON

A Washington father is suing his son’s public school district after he said his 10-year-old was taught about gender surgery during a Pride Month lesson despite the Christian parent previously asking the school to excuse his child from LGBTQ-related instruction.

On Tuesday, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which is representing the father, Konstantin Averkiev, filed a federal lawsuit against Lake Washington School District, alleging officials violated Averkiev’s First and 14th Amendment rights by refusing to provide notice and allow his son to opt out of LGBTQ-related lessons and other school requirements that conflict with his religious beliefs. The dispute began after Averkiev said he met with his son’s fourth-grade teacher at Henry David Thoreau Elementary School in September 2025 and requested advance notice and an opt-out ...MORE AT 

Washington father sues school district for denying religious opt-out for 5th grader during Pride Month lesson