Bergstrand v. Rock Island Board of Education

Dennis A. Bergstrand (plaintiff) and Marilyn C. Bergstrand are the divorced parents of four school-age children. Marilyn Bergstrand, the custodial mother, wants the children to participate in sex education and disease instruction courses which are offered by the children’s school. The plaintiff, the children’s natural father, submitted written objections to the Rock Island school board, School District No. 41, protesting the children’s enrollment in these classes. Despite the plaintiff’s objections, the school board still required the children to participate in the classes because the…