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Jun 28, 2025 Supreme Court ruled that schools must allow parents to opt children out of lessons featuring LGBTQ+ characters on religious grounds Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The decision narrows access to inclusive curriculum content and sets precedent for religious objections to override secular public education.
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- US Supreme Court rules schools must allow opt-out from LGBTQ+ book readings on religious grounds — The US Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v Taylor that schools must provide parents with advance notice and opt-out opportunities when storybooks featuring LGBTQ+ characters are read aloud in class. The case involved three sets of parents (Muslim, Catholic, and Orthodox Christian) in Montgomery County, Maryland, who objected to six books including "Uncle Bobby's Wedding" and "Born Ready." Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion invoked parental rights to direct religious upbringing, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, warning the ruling would undermine public education as a unifying experience.
- US Supreme Court rules parents may opt children out of LGBTQ+-themed lessons in Maryland schools — The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mahmoud v Taylor that parents in Montgomery County, Maryland can opt their children out of lessons featuring LGBTQ+ themes and characters on religious grounds. Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion, joined by five other conservative justices, while Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Brown Jackson dissented. LGBTQ+ advocates and civil rights groups condemned the decision, warning it will accelerate censorship in schools, create administrative chaos for teachers, and expose other topics to removal on religious grounds.
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Jun 28, 2025 Oklahoma state judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging election-denial curriculum standards, allowing them to take effect Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
Dismissing the challenge despite evidence of procedural violations clears the way for election-denial content in public school instruction.
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- Oklahoma state judge dismisses lawsuit challenging election-denial curriculum standards — An Oklahoma state judge dismissed the lawsuit challenging the social studies standards, ruling that curriculum approval falls within the discretionary authority of the state board and constitutes a political matter beyond judicial review. The dismissal cleared the way for the standards to take effect in fall 2025, despite plaintiffs' evidence that board members were unaware of last-minute additions including election denial language and that the final version was never publicly posted or reviewed during the required comment period.
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