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US Supreme Court To Hear Case Against LGBTQ Books In Schools

The US Supreme Court will decide whether parents have the right to prevent their kids from studying inclusive, LGBTQ-related texts in a case out of public schools in the eastern state of Maryland (Credit: AFP)

The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is slated to hear a case on Tuesday about whether parents have the religious right to pull their children from classes when books containing LGBTQ-related content are read or discussed.

The court will review an appeal filed by parents against a Maryland public school district where, in 2022, books aimed at combating prejudice and discussing homosexuality and gender identity were introduced to the curricula of kindergarten and elementary school students.

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