SCOTUS signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in Maryland school system

Source: New York Post

The Supreme Court indicated Tuesday it would rule in favor of a group of parents who sued a suburban Maryland school board over its refusal to allow parents of elementary school children to opt out of classes with LGBTQ-themed storybooks. Plaintiffs argue that the school system in Montgomery County, just outside Washington, DC, cannot require children to sit through lessons involving the books if their family has religious objections. “The [school] board does not dispute that under its theory, it could compel instruction using pornography, and parents would have no rights,” argued Eric Baxter, an attorney for parent Tamer Mahmoud.