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Seattle Public Schools LGBTQ+ curriculum and ‘opt out’ policy draws attention from parents
It was in June, the Supreme Court reviewed a similar policy for a school district in Maryland. The ruling for Mahmoud v. Taylor states that a group of parents could opt their kids out of these lessons for religious reasons. Those lessons specifically involved books with LGBTQ+ characters.
“The Supreme Court addressed whether or not these parents had a First Amendment right to opt their children out of this part of the curriculum,” explained Shiwali Patel with the National Women’s Law Center, a group outspoken against the summer ruling and claiming it could have devastating impacts in the classroom.
“Religion and support for LGBTQ+ families can co-exist,” Patel added.