The high court will decide whether public schools requiring students to read books with LGBTQ+ themes is a violation of their religious freedom.

Officials from Montgomery County Public Schools ‒ one of the largest and most ethnically diverse districts in the nation ‒ said they introduced a handful of books with LGBTQ+ characters into its elementary school curriculum as part of an effort to better reflect the community.

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