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Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools
- On Friday, June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Maryland parents can opt their elementary-aged children out of public school lessons using LGBTQ-themed books.
- This ruling followed the Montgomery County school board's 2023 removal of parental opt-outs from LGBTQ-inclusive storybook lessons, which led to a lawsuit from parents citing First Amendment religious rights.
- The school system had approved LGBTQ-themed books like 'Uncle Bobby's Wedding' in 2022 for use in language arts amid concerns about conflicts with diverse religious beliefs.
- Justice Alito's majority opinion noted the board's policy imposed significant burdens on religious exercise and ordered advance parent notification and opt-out permissions for such lessons.
- The decision may prompt curriculum changes and affect how schools balance inclusivity with religious freedom, while dissenters warn it threatens the core of public education.
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WASHINGTON, DC — In a win for parental and religious rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that the government violates the First Amendment and “burdens the religious exercise of parents when it requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses a very real threat of undermining the religious beliefs and practices that the …
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Parents can take their children out of classes if they are reading books with LGBT characters and storylines in them, the US Supreme Court has ruled, as the US upholds a parental right denied in the UK.
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