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An interfaith group of parents didn’t understand why Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) revoked a policy that notified parents of objectionable content in the classroom and allowed them to opt their children out.
The school district allowed teachers to read homosexual “pride” books to children as young as pre-Kindergarten. These parents asked the school district to restore their parental rights. MCPS refused.
The parents, represented by Becket Law, filed a lawsuit against the school district. Two lower courts ruled against them. The parents took their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The high court ruled 6-3 on Friday that parents have the right to opt their children out of homosexual indoctrination. Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion, contended that the parents would likely succeed on the merits.
“A government burdens the religious exercise of parents when it requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses ‘a very real threat of undermining’ the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill,” Justice Alito wrote (PDF). “And a government cannot condition the benefit of free public education on parents’ acceptance of such instruction.”
The Supreme Court will release the last of its opinions this term on Friday.
“The Supreme Court sent a powerful message today: parents do not take a back seat to anyone when it comes to raising their kids,” said Grace Morrison, board member of Kids First. “I am deeply grateful to have been part of this historic triumph for parental rights nationwide.”
Photo credit: Becket Law
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