Coverage dated April 20, 2025 to April 22, 2025

The Supreme Court Looks Eager to Further Undermine Public Schools

Headline from The New Republic, on the newest of 2 developments

The conservative justices are poised to side with religious parents who want to opt their children out of lessons involving LGBT-themed books.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Supreme Court Clash Over Parents' Religious Freedom and Schools' Gender Curriculum

    Headline from The Daily Signal ·

  2. Newest

    The Supreme Court Looks Eager to Further Undermine Public Schools

    Headline from The New Republic ·

Reports & sources

46 articles, oldest first.

  1. SCOTUSblog

    Supreme Court considers parents’ efforts to exempt children from books with LGBTQ themes (opens SCOTUSblog)

    Published

    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in the first of two cases in April involving religion and public schools. In Mahmoud v. Taylor a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children to participate in instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes vio

  2. Fox News

    Supreme Court to consider whether parents can opt out of kids reading LGBTQ books in the classroom (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Supreme Court will hear a case on Tuesday that considers whether parents can opt out of kids reading LGBTQ books in the classroom if they conflict with their religious beliefs.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Supreme Court hears case concerning LGBTQ books in public schools (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Parents in Maryland say they have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that storybooks with gay and transgender themes are discussed.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Supreme Court appears poised to rule for parents who objected to LGBTQ content in elementary schools (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Some parents in Montgomery County, Md., schools say they have a religious right to ensure their children aren't exposed to LGBTQ books in the classroom.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from

  6. The Guardian

    US supreme court weighs efforts to exempt elementary schoolers from LGBTQ+ books (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Parents argue constitutional religious rights should allow them to opt children out when LGBTQ+ books are read

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Supreme Court signals support for Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The conservative majority is signaling support for the religious rights of Maryland parents who want to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

  8. NBC4 Washington

    Supreme Court weighs parents' objections to LGBTQ content in elementary schools (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Some parents in Montgomery County, Md., schools say they have a religious right to ensure their children aren't exposed to LGBTQ books in the classroom.

  9. The Daily Signal

    Supreme Court Clash Over Parents' Religious Freedom and Schools' Gender Curriculum (opens The Daily Signal)

    Published

    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Parents are urging the Supreme Court Tuesday to intervene against schools' policies related to gender identity and education.

  10. Hot Air

  11. New York Post

    Why mom joined Supreme Court lawsuit over LGBTQ+ books in elementary school: ‘Emphasis on children’s romantic emotions’ (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    "This is a majority issue -- not a transphobic, homophobic or discriminatory issue -- and this is about parents being parents and deciding what is best for...

  12. NPR

    Supreme Court leans toward parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    At the center of the case is the school system in Montgomery County, Md., the most religiously diverse county in the U.S., with 160,000 students of almost all faiths.

  13. Fox News

    'Let us be the parents': Supreme Court should let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ school lessons, lawyer argues (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a fight brought by Maryland parents over their choice to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court appears poised to back opt-outs from LGBT school content (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Supreme Court weighed whether parents can opt kids out of LGBT-themed books, bringing justices to debate religious rights, school policy, and limits of exposure.

  15. RedState

  16. New York Post

    SCOTUS signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in Maryland school system (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Plaintiffs argue that the school system in Montgomery County, just outside Washington, DC, cannot require children to sit through lessons involving the books if their family has religious objections.

  17. SCOTUSblog

    Supreme Court likely to rule for parental opt-out on LGBTQ books in schools (opens SCOTUSblog)

    Published

    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday was sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want to be able to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes. […]

  18. Fox News

    The Supreme Court appears to side with parents in religious liberty dispute over storybooks (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The court's conservative majority offered support for parents seeking to be informed about their children's reading material in schools that they argue conflicts with religious beliefs.

  19. CNN

    Supreme Court’s conservatives are poised to strike down elementary school policy denying opt-outs for LGBTQ+ books (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled it will require schools to provide opt-outs for parents who have religious objections to LGBTQ+ books read in elementary schools, an outcome that would continue the court’s years-long push to expand religious rights.

  20. Time

    What's At Stake In The Supreme Court LGBTQ+ Schoolbooks Case (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Maryland parents seeking opt-out measures for classroom instruction featuring LGBTQ+ people could broaden religious liberties in schools.

  21. UPI

    U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on student opt-outs for LGBTQ-related school curriculum (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court will rule if parents have a right to op-out their kids from school curriculum where it involves LGBTQ-related books.

  22. Digital Journal

    US Supreme Court to hear case against LGBTQ books in schools (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is slated to hear a case on Tuesday about whether parents have the religious right to pull their children from

  23. Talking Points Memo

    Right-Wing Justices Lap Up Anti-LGBTQ Arguments In Case On School Board Culture War (opens Talking Points Memo)

    Published

    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    The right-wing justices, sensing an easy win in their grasp for parents seeking to opt their children out of LGBTQ-inclusive content at public school, couldn’t stop themselves from taking a victory lap before Tuesday’s arguments even concluded.

  24. FOX 5 DC

    Supreme Court hears arguments over LGBTQ books for kids (opens FOX 5 DC)

    Published

    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

  25. The New Republic

    The Supreme Court Looks Eager to Further Undermine Public Schools (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    The conservative justices are poised to side with religious parents who want to opt their children out of lessons involving LGBT-themed books.

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