Utah parents drop Black history curriculum opt out request

NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Parents who sought to opt out their children from learning Black History Month curriculum at a charter school in northern Utah have withdrawn their requests. The Standard-Examiner reported Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden experienced a public backlash after announcing plans to make participation optional. School officials say a few families requested the exemption from from the instruction for their children, but the school declined to say how many or specif