I'm instinctually convinced the Court got this one very, very wrong. The precedent and the Constitution does not compel this result; parents do not get to opt-out piecemeal of school lessons with the supervision of federal courts just because those lessons may disagree with the parents' religion. The proper remedy for parents in public school who disagree with the education taught there are to: (1) organize to elect new school board members and change policies or (2) withdraw and enroll the child elsewhere or homeschool. I'm going to closely read it and perhaps write a more scholarly rebuttal. While this result smells conservative (and my honest thoughts on the books mandated by the school cannot be expressed on Reddit; I am radically conservative), it brings in, I fear, very modern and unworkable ideas about education. Namely, that a public school has no relationship whatsoever with truth. Public schools are already neutered in that regard by much 1A precedent, and it's unfortunate to see that continue, because from now on any religious minority may sue to obtain opt-outs from any lesson. More on reddit.com

To what extreme could we take these "opt-outs"? There are several beliefs under the Islamic faith that would be incompatible with many mainstream storybooks. Even just the dress of women could be seen as contrarian to their religion. Should schools entertain opt-outs for that reason alone? More on reddit.com

Recommend this good op-ed in WSJ on this . An excerpt: “Born Ready” is about Penelope, who tells her mother: “I don’t feel like a boy. I AM a boy.” After this single discussion, the mother answers with unquestioning affirmation: “Yes. We will make a plan to tell everyone we love.” Teachers in Montgomery County were also given guidance on replying to classroom questions and comments. One idea was to “disrupt” students from “either/or thinking” about the sexes. If a child suggested it’s “weird” to say a girl can become a boy, the proposed response was to explain how this comment is “hurtful,” and that when each of us is born, “people make a guess about our gender.” Teachers have no right to put these ideas into my child's head, or to accuse her of being "hurtful" for thinking it is weird. If that makes me a radical bigot, then I'm probably joining a big club. More on reddit.com

All the books mentioned in the article are age appropriate and have a 4.5+ rating on Amazon. Weak, thin-skinned adults scared of the power of a child with a book. More on reddit.com