Trump DOJ Backs Parents in Supreme Court Challenge to Montgomery County's LGBTQ Book Opt-Out Policy

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Published Mar 12, 2025, 01:10 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case involving a challenge by parents against Montgomery County, Maryland's public school district policy that mandates the use of 20 LGBTQ-themed books in elementary school classrooms, including 'Pride Puppy' which encourages children to find words like 'drag queen', 'underwear', and 'leather'. The Trump administration's Department of Justice has sided with the parents, arguing that the policy violates their First Amendment right to religious freedom by not allowing them to opt their children out of such readings. The case has drawn significant attention, with 66 congressional Republicans filing an amicus brief in support of the parents' constitutional rights. The brief argues that the school district's policy, which disregards parents' objections to their children being exposed to material on gender ideology and sexuality from pre-kindergarten to middle school, violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The controversy stems from a decision by the Montgomery County, Maryland school board to rescind a parental notification policy that previously allowed parents to opt their children out of educational instruction related to gender ideology and sexuality. This move has been contested by a coalition of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim parents, who argue that the mandatory lessons infringe upon their religious beliefs.

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