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Public commenter calls Mahmood v. Taylor a win for parental rights
Summary
During public comment, a speaker praised the Supreme Court's Mahmood v. Taylor decision and urged parental access to school curricula and First Amendment opt-outs.
Commenter, a public commenter, said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Mahmood v. Taylor was “not only a win for religious liberty but parental rights.”
The commenter framed the ruling as affirming parents’ right to know what their children are learning and to use “their first amendment freedom of religion to opt out of divisive and ideological lessons that go against their family's values and beliefs.”
“The court rightfully held that schools cannot shut parents out or disregard their religious obligations to their children,” the commenter said. “We are proud to see families, not bureaucrats, reclaiming their role in raising their children according to their sincerely held religious beliefs.”
The remarks appear in the public-comment portion of the transcript provided. The transcript does not show any formal action by a governing body in response to the comment.
