This post originally appeared at https://wifamilycouncil.org/radio/scotus-rules-in-favor-of-parents-rights/
On Friday, the US Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents have the right to opt-out their children from LGBTQ+ curriculum in public schools. Drawing extensively from Wisconsin v. Yoder, a prior Supreme Court decision that affirmed a parent’s right to direct their child’s religious upbringing, the Court’s ruling rightly prevents the Maryland public school board in this case from forcing parents to comply or threatening them with punishment when they choose not to allow their children to undergo LGBTQ+ instruction.
Children do not belong to the state; they belong to their parents. The First Amendment protects the right of every American to raise one’s child according to one’s own religion without interference from public education or the government. This decision is a win for families and religious freedom.
Julaine Appling