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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. […]
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
