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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Supreme Court allows parents to opt children out of classes that use LGBT-inclusive books

Books with LGBT+ inclusive characters or storylines were at the heart of the dispute between a group of religious parents and a Maryland county school board - (AP)

A group of religious parents who did not want their children to be read to or be exposed to LGBT+ inclusive books in school, may opt their children out of class, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative wing of the court, which is often sympathetic to religious rights, sided with a group of parents in Maryland in a dispute over whether they could remove their children from classes that used books with LGBT+ themes or inclusivity.

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