Overview

• A 6-3 majority opinion held that parents have a constitutional right to opt their children out of lessons featuring LGBTQ themes.
• Plaintiffs from Muslim, Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox communities in Montgomery County argued that books depicting same-sex weddings and queer relationships violated their religious beliefs.
• The Montgomery County district had first permitted exemptions, then reversed course to preserve curriculum consistency before the Supreme Court appeal.
• Justices sent the case back to a lower court to establish how schools must implement parental exemption policies.
• President Trump’s administration supported the lawsuit and warned it could withhold federal education funds from districts upholding LGBTQ inclusion programs.