The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a parent’s challenge to a school district’s request to force children to participate in story time featuring books about gender and sexuality.

among them petitionparents asked the Supreme Court to consider whether the Montgomery County Board of Education’s decision to ignore religious objections violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

A group of Christian and Muslim parents filed suit in May 2023 after the school district refused to allow them to opt out.

According to the parents’ petition, the school board is “requiring elementary school teachers to read picture books that celebrate gender reassignment, pride parades, and homosexuality on the playground.” (Related: Religious parents file lawsuit over school board forcing students to participate in Pride story time)

“The board initially allowed parents to opt their children out, but then changed its mind and said opt-outs would not be allowed and parents would not be notified when the book was read.” Ta. petition state.

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