The US Supreme Court has sided with parents in the state of Maryland who wanted to opt their children out of reading books with LGBTQ themes. The justices voted 6-3 in support of the group of parents who said a curriculum adopted in 2022 by the Montgomery County Public Schools for elementary age children violated their religious rights.

A Supreme Court decision that allows parents to opt out of storybooks that push one-sided ideology on gender and sexuality has been praised by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of Maryland parents who sued a school district over its refusal to allow them to opt their children out of LGBT-focused lessons.