{"id":2426200,"date":"2025-04-22T12:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-fight-back-against-public-schools-lgbt-agenda-at-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T12:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:57:12","slug":"parents-fight-back-against-public-schools-lgbt-agenda-at-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-fight-back-against-public-schools-lgbt-agenda-at-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents Fight Back Against Public School\u2019s LGBT Agenda at Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparents-fight-back-against-public-schools-lgbt-agenda-at-supreme-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2426200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that involves the rights of parents in Maryland to opt their children out of elementary school classes that include LGBT-themed storybooks.This case has emerged from a lawsuit filed by parents against the Montgomery County school system, which they claim violates their religious beliefs by not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-area-school-district-says-it-will-let-muslim-families-opt-out-of-lgbt-lessons\/\" title=\"Minneapolis school district allows Muslim families to ... out of LGBT lessons\">allowing opt-<\/a>out provisions similar to those in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-shocked-parents-oppose-porn-literacy-in-schools\/\" title=\"New York Times Shocked: ... Oppose \u2018Porn Literacy\u2019 In Schools\">sex education classes<\/a>. The schools argue that permitting such opt-outs has caused disruption. The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision will revolve around five specific children&#8217;s books, which have been characterized by critics as inappropriate for young students. A ruling is expected by early summer.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBT characters.<\/p>\n<p>The case is the latest dispute involving religion to come before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-emergency-request-works-supreme-court-schedules-rare-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court<\/a>. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Parents sued after the Montgomery County public school system stopped allowing them to pull their kids from lessons that included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-court-rejects-parents-attempt-shield-children-lgbt-reading-assignments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the books<\/a>. The parents argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-director-schools-are-safe-places-for-kids-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"CDC Director: Schools Are Safe Places for ... During Pandemic\">public schools<\/a> cannot force kids to participate in instruction that violates their faith, and they pointed to the opt-out provisions in sex education classes.<\/p>\n<p>The schools said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-teachers-union-claims-california-is-propagating-structural-racism-by-reopening-schools\/\" title=\"LA Teachers Union Claims California Is \u2018Propagating Structural Racism\u2019 By Reopening Schools\">allowing children<\/a> to opt out of the lessons had become disruptive. Lower courts backed the schools, prompting the parents&rsquo; appeal to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-court-gives-trump-admin-epic-go-ahead-takes-deportation-illegals-activist-judges-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Five books are at issue in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high court case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In &ldquo;Prince and Knight,&rdquo; two men fall in love after they rescue the kingdom. In &ldquo;Uncle Bobby&rsquo;s Wedding,&rdquo; a niece worries that her uncle will not have as much time for her after he gets married to his male partner. &ldquo;Love, Violet&rdquo; deals with a girl who is anxious about giving a valentine to another girl. &ldquo;Born Ready&rdquo; is the story of a boy&rsquo;s decision to become transgender and  it with his family and the world. &ldquo;Intersection Allies&rdquo; describes nine characters of varying backgrounds, including one who is &ldquo;gender-fluid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Billy Moges, a board member of the Kids First parents&rsquo; group that sued over the books, said the content is sexual, confusing, and inappropriate for young schoolchildren.<\/p>\n<p>A decision in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/search.aspx?filename=\/docket\/docketfiles\/html\/public\/24-297.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahmoud v. 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