Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools

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<span>The controversial curriculum includes books such as "Uncle Bobby's Wedding" about a same-sex marriage, "Pride Puppy" featuring a family at a Pride parade, and "Born Ready" about a transgender child. The school system initially allowed opt-outs in 2022 but eliminated the policy in March 2023, citing administrative burdens and concerns about student absenteeism.</span

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The controversial curriculum includes books such as "Uncle Bobby's Wedding" about a same-sex marriage, "Pride Puppy" featuring a family at a Pride parade, and "Born Ready" about a transgender child. The school system initially allowed opt-outs in 2022 but eliminated the policy in March 2023, citing administrative burdens and concerns about student absenteeism.

<span>The plaintiffs represent diverse religious backgrounds including Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox families who argued that forcing their children to participate in these lessons violated their First Amendment rights to religious freedom. They emphasized they were not seeking to ban the books but only wanted the option to excuse their children from related instruction.</span

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The plaintiffs represent diverse religious backgrounds including Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox families who argued that forcing their children to participate in these lessons violated their First Amendment rights to religious freedom. They emphasized they were not seeking to ban the books but only wanted the option to excuse their children from related instruction.

<span>Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, warning that the decision "threatens the very essence of public education" and will create "chaos for this nation's public schools." She argued the ruling gives parents veto power over curricular choices traditionally left to local school boards.</span

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, warning that the decision "threatens the very essence of public education" and will create "chaos for this nation's public schools." She argued the ruling gives parents veto power over curricular choices traditionally left to local school boards.

<span>The school district defended its policy by stating that accommodating individual opt-out requests became too disruptive to classroom instruction and could expose LGBTQ students to social stigma when classmates leave during book readings. Officials noted the books simply introduce characters who are LGBTQ or have LGBTQ family members rather than providing explicit instruction about sexuality.</span

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The school district defended its policy by stating that accommodating individual opt-out requests became too disruptive to classroom instruction and could expose LGBTQ students to social stigma when classmates leave during book readings. Officials noted the books simply introduce characters who are LGBTQ or have LGBTQ family members rather than providing explicit instruction about sexuality.

<span>Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the ruling as "a major win for religious liberty and parental rights," while LGBTQ advocacy groups criticized the decision as harmful to LGBTQ students and families. The case extends a recent trend of Supreme Court decisions favoring religious freedom claims over other competing values.</span

Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the ruling as "a major win for religious liberty and parental rights," while LGBTQ advocacy groups criticized the decision as harmful to LGBTQ students and families. The case extends a recent trend of Supreme Court decisions favoring religious freedom claims over other competing values.

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The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates for educational chaos by allowing any parent to claim religious objections to virtually any curriculum content. This decision undermines the multicultural foundation of public education and gives a vocal minority veto power over democratically chosen school policies that serve all students.

<span>The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates for educational chaos by allowing any parent to claim religious objections to virtually any curriculum content. This decision undermines the multicultural foundation of public education and gives a vocal minority veto power over democratically chosen school policies that serve all students.</span>

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Supreme Court Backs Parents' Opt-Out Rights for LGBTQ Books

Supreme Court Backs Parents' Opt-Out Rights for LGBTQ Books

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