New School Opt Out Ruling Could Affect Yuma Classrooms

New School Opt Out Ruling Could Affect Yuma Classrooms

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows parents to opt their children out of public school lessons that conflict with their religious beliefs. While some parents welcome the decision, others worry it could limit what students are exposed to in the classroom, especially when it comes to topics like gender, identity, and health. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne supports the ruling. But youth advocacy…

U.S. Supreme Court decision could prompt more Minnesota parents to opt students out of some lessons - Albert Lea Tribune

By Mara Klecker, Star Tribune (TNS) A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing parents to pull their child out of class during lessons that conflict with their religious beliefs has school leaders across the country worried about a potential flurry of “opt-out” requests. But the decision, split 6-3 along the justices’ ideological lines, may not require immediate changes for Minnesota’s schools. Several districts have already faced cultural clas…

How do MN schools handle parent requests to opt kids out of lessons?

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled parents can opt students out of classes with LGBTQ books. MN already requires districts to have a process for requesting an alternative curriculum.

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Parental Opt-Outs on LGBT Books Harm All Children

Click to expand Image Supporters of LGBTQ rights demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court, as the court hears oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case, in Washington, DC, April 22, 2025. © 2025 Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images On the last day of its term, the United States Supreme Court issued a sweeping decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, finding that parents are entitled to opt their children out of school curricula that expose children to…

Supreme Court Supports Parental Rights to Opt Out of LGBT Education in Schools

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that parents have the right to opt their children out of a Maryland school district's LGBT-themed curriculum materials due to religious objections, reversing an appeals court decision. In a 6-3 decision in Mahmoud, Tamer, et al. v. Taylor, Thomas W., et al., the court determined that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) cannot compel children to be exposed to LGBT-themed books in the curriculum.