Last June, the Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025) that the Montgomery County School Board violated parents’ rights to opt their children out of homosexual “transgender” indoctrination under the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause. The school district also failed to notify parents.
Becket Law, the parents’ legal counsel, recently announced that the school board must pay the parents $1.5 million in damages.
In addition to the money, the school board must notify parents whenever schools in the district discuss family life and sexuality with children so parents can opt their children out.
For violating parents’ rights and exposing children to objectionable material, the school district will be under court jurisdiction to make sure officials are complying.
“Public schools nationwide are on notice: running roughshod over parental rights and religious freedom isn’t just illegal—it’s costly,” said Eric Baxter, senior counsel at Becket and lead attorney for the parents. “This settlement enforces the Supreme Court’s ruling and ensures parents, not government bureaucrats, have the final say in how their children are raised.”
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