The US Supreme Court has sided with parents in the state of Maryland who wanted to opt their children out of reading books with LGBTQ themes. The justices voted 6-3 in support of the group of parents who said a curriculum adopted in 2022 by the Montgomery County Public Schools for elementary age children violated their religious rights.

The materials go beyond mere 'exposure,' the justices said, and 'burdens the parents’ right to the free exercise of religion.'

Justice Sotomayor dissented from the ruling, saying the 'result will be chaos for this nation’s public schools.'