Скачать или смотреть School leaders grapple with Supreme Court decision on religious rights

This June, the U.S. Supreme Court granted public school parents the right to withdraw their children from materials and discussions on LGBTQ issues and other subjects that conflict with their "sincerely held religious beliefs."






The Mahmoud v. Taylor case involved storybooks with LGBTQ themes, but legal experts say that the case has much broader implications that could affect subjects like literature, history and science. Now school leaders are wrestling with how to comply with this ruling.






Guests:







• Troy Flint, spokesperson, California School Boards Association





• Brenda Lebsack, school board member, Santa Ana Unified School District





• Jorge Reyes Salinas, spokesperson, Equality California





• Thomas Peele, Investigative reporter, EdSource







Read more from EdSource: California schools brace for fallout from U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious rights (https://edsource.org/2025/alternative...)






Education Beat is a weekly podcast. This week's episode was hosted by EdSource’s Emma Gallegos and produced by Coby McDonald.






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