A star student at a Maryland high school is being denied graduation next month due to what her family says is religious discrimination.

The student, whom Fox News Digital is calling "Jane" to protect her privacy, is a senior in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), who excels academically and is actively involved in her school. According to her parents and academic records, she is a leader in multiple extracurricular activities at her school, holds a 4.76 weighted GPA and received a 1450 (96th percentile) on her SATs.

However, she cannot graduate without completing a mandatory health course, which her parents say has "LGBTQ+ affirming" and "religiously discriminatory" content they find objectionable due to their deeply held Christian faith.

Jane's family told Fox News Digital that they have been fighting for over two years for their daughter to be granted an opt-out from the course or be allowed to take an alternative class at a private school or do independent study under a teacher of their choosing to meet this requirement, to no avail. READ MORE

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