SCOTUS will hear Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case testing if schools can deny parents opt-outs from LGBTQ+ lessons without violating religious rights.
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TheSupremeCourtwillhearoralargumentsTuesdayinMahmoudv.Taylor,acloselywatchedcasethatcouldreshapetheroleofparentalrightsandreligiousfreedominpubliceducation.
AtissueiswhetheraMarylandschooldistrictviolatedtheFirstAmendmentbyrequiringelementaryschoolstudentstoengagewithLGBTQ+storybooksthatincludetopicsaboutgendertransitionsandsame-sexrelationships,withoutallowingparentstooptout.
Thepolicywasimplementedtodisrupt“cisnormativity”andpromoteinclusivity,accordingtoSupremeCourtdocuments.Initially,theschoolallowedparentstoopttheirchildrenoutoftheselessons,butlaterreversedthisdecision,eliminatingtheopt-outoptionandnotnotifyingparentswhensuchcontentwasbeingtaught.
SUPREMECOURTCHIEFJUSTICEROBERTSSWOOPSINTOSAVETRUMPFIRINGDECISION
Parents,supportedbyreligiousfreedomorganizations,arguethatthispolicyinfringesupontheirFirstAmendmentrightsbycompellingtheirchildr
