Many parents have long complained that their children are being exposed to inappropriate sexual material in the classroom.

However, an important decision by the Supreme Court late last week might leave those parents with reason to cheer.  

Court to hear arguments in Maryland case

According to the Washington Examiner, America's highest judicial body announced on Friday that it will hear arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor.

The case concerns a change in policy last year by school officials in Montgomery County, Maryland under which parents were no longer permitted to exempt their children from lessons involving homosexual and transgender themed books.

The rule was challenged by parents who maintain that such material violates their religious faith and should be treated the same as sex education classes that can be opted out of.

The parents are being supported by the Becket Fund For Religious Liberty, which lays out their objections on its website.

Book promotes drag queens to young children

It explains that "one book tasks three and four-year-olds to search for images from a word list that includes 'intersex flag,' drag queen,' 'underwear,' 'leather,' and the name of a celebrated LGBTQ activist and sex worker."

"Another book advocates a child-knows-best approach to gender transitioning, telling students that a decision to transition doesn’t have to 'make sense,'" the website notes.

#BREAKING: The Supreme Court will hear a case that could protect notice and opt-out rights for parents in Montgomery County, Maryland. A diverse group of religious parents is asking the Court to restore their right to opt their children out of storybooks that push one-sided… pic.twitter.com/7eF3SiGWrb

— BECKET (@becketfund) January 17, 2025

Eric Baxter is a Becket Fund For Religious Liberty attorney, and he issued a press release calling on justices to uphold religious liberty.

"The Court must make clear: parents, not the state, should be the ones deciding how and when to introduce their children to sensitive issues about gender and sexuality," the Examiner quoted Baxter as saying.

Conservative activist: "I pray the Supreme Court will stop this injustice"

Also supporting the plaintiffs is Kids First, a conservative parent's advocacy organization. Grace Morrison is a member of its board, she also expressed hope for a legal victory.

"The School Board has pushed inappropriate gender indoctrination on our children instead of focusing on the fundamental areas of education that they need to thrive," Morrison declared.

"I pray the Supreme Court will stop this injustice, allow parents to raise their children according to their faith, and restore common sense in Maryland once again," she added.