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June 27, 2025By Katy Hershberger

Supreme Court Rules That Parents Can Opt Out of Classes Using LGBTQ+ Books

June 27, 2025By Katy Hershberger

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Maryland parents who want to remove their children, on religious grounds, from public school lessons in which “LGBTQ+-inclusive” books are used. As expected, the Court provided a preliminary injunction in favor of the parents in Mahmoud v. Taylor in a 6-3 decision, with the Court’s three liberal justices dissenting. The school district originally allowed parents to opt their children out of lessons in which LGBTQ+ books were used. Eventually, the opt outs became disruptive and the county reversed the policy. In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito writes, “The [school] Board’s introduction of […]

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