The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a group of parents in Montgomery County, Maryland. In the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, the high court ruled that parents have the right to opt their children out of classroom readings that include LGBTQ themes, based on religious objections.
However, the court’s decision has raised questions about the parents’ religious freedom, the right of school boards to establish curriculum for their school district and the constitutional rights of the children to learn and be exposed to diverse ideas.
On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Tanya Monique Washington, a professor at the Center for Access to Justice and the Marjorie F. Knowles Chair in Law at Georgia State University, returned to the program to provide an analysis and break down the implications of the decision.
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