26. On January 14,2005, _____ Parker brought home a "Diversity Book Bag." The
ostensible purpose of the "book bag" was "intended to strengthen the connections among
our school population and build an atmosphere of tolerance and respect for cultural racial
ability and family structure diversity." The goal according to the defendants was to
"engage the student and parent population in a sustained effort of acknowledging and
celebrating the diverse backgrounds and families in our school community." The bag
contained a book titled, Who's in a Family by Robert Skutch. Upon reviewing the book,
the Parkers realized that the book appeared to depict homosexual couples with children.
The Parkers had received no notice that these materials would be sent home at that time.
27. _____ is now in the first grade. First graders have a "reading center" in the classroom that
serves as a mini-library. The same book, Who's in a Family, is in _____'s reading center
along with an additional book, Molly's Family by Nancy Garden, depicting gay and
lesbian relationships and gay and lesbian marriage. These books are available to _____
without parental notification and there is no method by which the Parkers could exercise
an opt-out option. They are available without parental supervision.
28. This subject is one of great concern to the Parkers. By virtue of their strong religious
faith, the Parkers adhere to a religious principle that holds that marriage is holy
matrimony by definition, a union between a man and a woman, and that labeling marriage
to be otherwise is immoral. The notion of the acceptable interchangeability of male and
female within the marriage construct and within a personal identity dictated by nature is
not consistent with the Parkers' sincerely-held religious beliefs, nor is the sexual acting
out of same-sex attraction (homosexuality).
29. The Parkers recognize that at some point, their children will be exposed to the knowledge