The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled it will require schools to provide opt-outs for parents who have religious objections to LGBTQ+ books read in elementary schools, an outcome that would continue the court’s years-long push to expand religious rights.

A divided US Supreme Court signaled it will back public school parents seeking to opt out of classroom lessons that incorporate LGBTQ-friendly books, as the justices heard a case that could further expand religious rights.

Taylor, six parents—both Catholic and Muslim—seek to opt-out their children from classroom reading of books that have LGBTQ+ characters because they say it viola