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These books were included in curriculums for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students in the school system. Initially, schools allowed parents to be notified and given the option to opt-out of the curriculum.

However, in March 2023, the school board eliminated its notice and opt-out options. Groups of parents from various religious backgrounds sued the board, arguing it violated their parental rights and religious freedom.

鈥淲e have a right to determine the upbringing of our kids,鈥� said Alleigh Marre, executive director of the American Parents Coalition.

鈥淭here should always be that protection in place,鈥� Marre said about parental opt-out options. 鈥淭hat性视界传媒 why you saw so many different groups of people coming out in support of that position,鈥� she added.

During oral arguments, questioning from Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas appeared to lean toward parental rights.

Kavanaugh took issue with certain Maryland counties allowing parents to opt-out of curriculum related to sexuality in a health class setting but not applying that same standard to books on sexuality and gender identity.

鈥淭he other Maryland counties have opt-outs for all sorts of things. And yet, for this one thing, they changed in midyear and say no more opt-outs,鈥� Kavanaugh said.

Kavanaugh said the goal in decisions regarding religion is 鈥渢o look for the situation where you can respect the religious beliefs while the state or city or whatever it may be can pursue its goals.鈥�

鈥淗ere, they鈥檙e not asking you to change what性视界传媒 taught in the classroom,鈥� Kavanaugh added. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e only seeking to be able to walk out so the parents don鈥檛 have their children exposed to these things that are contrary to their own beliefs,鈥� he said.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson seemed hesitant to uphold parents鈥� challenge against the school board. The justices cautioned against withholding materials in schools based on personally held beliefs among parents.

鈥淲e have a lot of sincerely held beliefs and concerns and children and principals,鈥� Jackson said. 鈥淚 see all of those things so I want to be careful about making the pronouncement that relates to this,鈥� she added.

Marre said the unity between parents of different faiths and the varying content standards in different counties will help bolster the parents' arguments.

鈥淚 think we鈥檒l see that ruling side in the favor of those parents and sanity,鈥� Marre said.