The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will determine whether parents have a right to opt their children out of public school coursework that promotes homosexuality, transgenderism, and sexual content.
Supreme Court will decide on parental right to shield children from gender ideology in school
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 17, 2025 / 19:00 pm
The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will determine whether parents have a right to opt their children out of public school coursework that promotes homosexuality, transgenderism, and sexual content.
Catholic, Orthodox, and Muslim parents are suing the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education over a policy that prohibits parents from opting their children out of coursework that promotes gender ideology to children as young as 3 or 4 years old.
Supreme Court justices will likely hear the religious freedom case this spring.
The parents, who are represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, have argued that the board’s refusal to allow opt-outs violates their First Amendment right to direct the religious upbringing of their children. The parents argue that the concepts promoted in the coursework conflict with their religious beliefs.
“The school board has pushed inappropriate gender indoctrination on …