To the editor: I’ve heard some absurd school policies in my time, but this one is up there with the very worst (“Parents can now opt kids out of LGBTQ+ lessons. How schools are bracing for the change, ...

As the new academic year begins, schools throughout California are grappling with how to carry out a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing parents to withdraw their child from classroom lessons on ...

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a group of Maryland parents have a right to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes. By a vote of 6-3, the ...

Imagine a Protestant Christian parent removes their child from a school lesson covering the religious foundations of the transatlantic slave trade, claiming the content does not accurately portray ...

Public school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, do not have to stay in the classroom when books like "Uncle Bobby's Wedding" and "Prince & Knight" are being read. That's because the Supreme ...

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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 ...