Overview

• In a 6-3 ruling authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the court reversed lower-court judgments and imposed a preliminary injunction requiring Montgomery County Public Schools to notify parents before and allow opt-outs from lessons using LGBTQ+ storybooks.
• The majority drew on precedents such as Wisconsin v. Yoder and Pierce v. Society of Sisters to conclude that denying opt-outs imposes an unconstitutional burden on religious parents’ First Amendment rights.
• Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent cautioned that the notice and opt-out requirements could create unmanageable administrative burdens and disrupt public school operations.
• Montgomery County Public Schools officials announced they will assess the ruling’s implications and develop a plan to comply with the injunction in upcoming lessons.
• President Trump hailed the verdict as a win for parental rights, while LGBTQ+ advocates including the Human Rights Campaign condemned it as harmful to inclusive education.