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

Washington-on Friday, the Supreme Court strengthened religious rights as it ruled in favor of parents who objected to the books titled LGBTQ, which was approved by Maryland’s province for use in classrooms in primary schools.

In a 6-3 vote, the court supported the parents’ claim that the decision of the Montgomery County Council for Education not to allow the cancellation of their children violates their religious rights under the first amendment to the constitution, which protects religious expression.

Judge Samuel Alto for the court wrote: “The Board of Directors of Books” LGBTQ+ comprehensive “, in addition to her decision to block the cancellation of subscriptions, puts an unconstitutional burden on parents’ rights to exercise their free religion.”

The Supreme Court has a majority of 6-3 provinces often accept religious claims. Liberal judges opposed.

“The result will be a chaos for the public schools of this nation,” liberal justice, Sonia Sotomoor, wrote in an opposition opinion.

She added: “Given the great diversity of religious beliefs in this country, countless interactions occur every day in public schools, children may be exposed to messages that contradict the parents’ beliefs.”

The conflict arose in 2022 when the school council in the various provinces outside Washington reviewed the English Language Arts curriculum.

The Board of Directors decided that he wanted more storytelling books that offer LGBTQ elements to better reflect some of the families living in the region.

Approved books include “Uncle Bobby’s wedding”, which is characterized by a gay, married, and “Born Ready”, about a sexual transgender child who wants to get to know him as a boy.

The school council said that although the books are in the classroom and available for children to capture them, the teachers are not required to use them in the classroom.

Initially, the school council indicated that parents will be able to choose their children from exposure to books, but it changed quickly, indicating that it will be very difficult to implement.

Among the prosecutors, Tamer Mahmoud and Enas Barakat, a Muslim couple and they have a son in the elementary school. Members of the Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches also filed a lawsuit against an initial group called Children, which includes members of various religions.

They said they have the right to protect their children from teaching content that contradicts their religious beliefs by expressing support for relations of the same sex and the rights of transgender people.

The Trump administration has supported competitors.

A federal judge and Ricchend, Virginia, residing in the Virginia -based Appeal Court for the school council.

In the past, the Supreme Court has supported religious rights in cases of conflicting arguments by LGBTQ rights defenders. In one modern ruling, the court in 2023 Ruling One of the Christian web designer who refused to work at weddings of the same sex.