The Supreme Court is set to rule on a case involving Maryland parents challenging a school board's refusal to allow opt-outs from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. Parents argue that their religious beliefs should exempt their children from such lessons, as the school board's policies infringe on their rights. Previous rulings by lower courts favored the school board, but the Supreme Court appears inclined to reconsider definitions of undue burden on parents. Concerns were raised about the school board's curriculum promoting a particular worldview rather than facilitating a diverse range of ideas.
The [school] board does not dispute that under its theory, it could compel instruction using pornography, and parents would have no rights, argued Eric Baxter, an attorney for parent Tamer Mahmoud.
The First Amendment demands more. Parents, not school boards, should have the final say on such religious matters.
We don't have to decide whether you get the opt-out; we just have to decide if the 4th Circuit accurately defined what a burden is.
Barrett expressed concerns that the LGBTQ-laced classroom instructions aren't merely trying to expose students to different ideas, but are about trying to impress upon students that 'this is the right view of the world.'
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