Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Opt Out of LGBT-Inclusive Book Classes
A group of religious parents who did not want their children to be read to or be exposed to LGBT+ inclusive books in school , may opt their children out of class, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday. In a 6-3 ruling , the conservative wing of the court, which is often sympathetic to religious rights, sided with a group of parents in Maryland in a dispute over whether they could remove their children from classes that used books with LGBT+ themes or inclusivity. The court said it was “the rights of parents” to bring their children up under a religious belief, even when those beliefs disagree with LGBT+ people or themes. "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,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority. For now, those parents may remove their chil...