Parents given right to pull students from LGBTQ Story Time
Supreme Court Sides With Parents, Says Schools Can’t Mandate LGBT Curricula
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that schools violate religious liberty when they bar parents from opting their children out of classroom instruction involving LGBT-themed books, a major win for religious conservatives.
Justices voted 6-3 along ideological lines to back a group of religious parents affiliated with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland who argued they should be able to opt their children out of lessons with LGBT themes.
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The Maryland parents who sued included Catholics, Muslims, and Ukrainian Orthodox.
The controversial LGBT books included “Prince and Knight” about a prince who falls in love with a knight instead of a princess and “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” about a girl’s uncle who marries another man.
Justice Samuel Alito penned the opinion, writing that the school district burdened the parents’ First Amendment rights.
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“Today, we hold that the parents have shown that they are entitled to a preliminary injunction. A government burdens …
They have to get things 'right' sometimes considering that many earlier flawed decisions they have 'made' previously have led up to having to make this one.