A California dad is taking action after claiming his children’s school district won’t allow him to opt his kids out of lessons that violate the family’s sincerely held religious beliefs.
“Carlos and Jenny Encinas’ children attended an elementary school in Encinitas, California, where their 11-year-old’s teacher read a book and required activities that conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs,” reads a description from First Liberty, a religious freedom law firm. “After reading the book, the Encinas’ son was forced to watch a video version with a 5-year-old as part of a ‘mentoring’ program.”
Carlos Encinas told CBN News his battle with La Costa Heights Elementary School in the Encinitas Union School District began when his son came home and started sharing about his day.
“He said, ‘It was just really weird dad,’” Encinas said. “I said, ‘Well, what do you mean weird?”
That’s when his son shared that he was “forced” to take part in a read-along surrounding the book “My Shadow is Pink” as part of a mentoring program.
“Our … elementary school, they pair the 5th graders with the kindergartners and they spend about an hour a week together doing different things,” Encinas said. “Usually, it’s out on the playground
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