For years, conservative parents have complained about the presence of inappropriate sexual material in their children's classrooms.

However, the Supreme Court recently announced that it will hear what could prove to be a landmark case on the issue. 

School board won't allow parents to exempt kids from sexual material

According to The Hill, America's highest judicial body revealed late last week that it will entertain arguments over a Maryland school board's controversial policy.

Specifically, the school board prohibited parents from keeping their children out of classes in which books focusing on transgenderism and homosexuality are used.

That policy is being challenged by Tamer Mahmoud and Enas Barakat, a Muslim couple who say that it violates their religious rights. They have been joined by other parents who belong to the Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox churches.

The plaintiffs say that they have a religious obligation to teach their children about the "immutable sexual differences between males and females, the biblical way to properly express romantic and sexual desires, and the role of parents to love one another unconditionally and sacrificially within the confines of biblical marriage."

Books aimed at three and four-year-olds

The Washington Examiner noted that they are being supported by the Becket Fund For Religious Liberty, which provides additional information about the case on its website.

#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

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 points out.

Group calls for Supreme Court to defend religious liberty

Eric Baxter is a Becket Fund For Religious Liberty attorney, and the Examiner reported that he issued a press release asking the Supreme Court to defend 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," it read.

The conservative parent's advocacy group Kids First is also backing the lawsuit, and board member Grace Morrison expressed hope for a 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 stated.