When D.C.-area school systems welcome students for the fall semester, teachers will be expected to offer alternative reading options if parents have religious objections to books chosen for a particular unit.
The June ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that Montgomery County, Maryland, public school parents who have religious objections should have been able to pull their children out of the classroom when school lessons used five LGBTQ+ storybooks raises the question: How will the decision affect local school systems in the coming year?
The Supreme Court ruling will only affect books required for classroom lessons, although local school systems say they will ensure that school libraries will contain age-appropriate offerings.
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