Can teachers opt out? What Mahmoud v. Taylor means for freedom of belief in schools

The US Supreme Court ruled in favour of parents in Mahmoud v. Taylor, affirming their right to opt their children out of primary school lessons involving LGBTQ+-themed storybooks on religious grounds. The 6–3 decision found that Montgomery County Public Schools’ removal of an opt-out option violated the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause. The ruling requires schools to provide advance notice and allow religious-based exemptions, with broad implications for future religious freedom cases in education.