The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear parents’ challenge to a school district requirement forcing kids to participate in story times featuring books on gender and sexuality.
In their petition, parents asked the Supreme Court to consider whether Montgomery County Board of Education’s decision to ignore their religious objections violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
The group of Christian and Muslim parents filed their lawsuit in May 2023 after the district refused to allow them to opt out.
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA – MAY 17: Newly donated LGBTQ+ books are displayed in the library at Nystrom Elementary School on May 17, 2022 in Richmond, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The school board “requires elementary school teachers to read their students storybooks celebrating gender transitions, Pride parades, and same-sex playground romance,”…
