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Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland has faced a lawsuit after ending opt-outs for LGBTQ-inclusive storybooks in 2023. Parents from Muslim, Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox communities challenged the policy in court. The Supreme Court has now allowed them to opt out while the case proceeds. The decision marks a temporary win for parental rights advocates.
American Parents Coalition Executive Director Alleigh Marré said, “Today’s victory sent a resounding message to activist school board members and educators nationwide: parental rights are not optional, and our children are not sounding boards or political tools for your radical agendas.”
Alito wrote, “We have long recognized the rights of parents to direct ‘the religious upbringing’ of their children. And we have held that those rights are violated by government policies that substantially interfere with the religious development of children.”
Alito added, “We reject this chilling vision of the power of the state to strip away the critical right of parents to guide the religious development of their children.”
American Parents Coalition Executive Director Alleigh Marré said, “Today’s victory sent a resounding message to activist school board members and educators nationwide: parental rights are not optional, and our children are not sounding boards or political tools for your radical agendas.”
Alito wrote, “We have long recognized the rights of parents to direct ‘the religious upbringing’ of their children. And we have held that those rights are violated by government policies that substantially interfere with the religious development of children.”
Alito added, “We reject this chilling vision of the power of the state to strip away the critical right of parents to guide the religious development of their children.”