In LGBTQ+ storybook case, Supreme Court handed a win to parental rights, raising tough questions for educators

The parents who brought the case had requested that their children be excused when books with LGBTQ+ characters were used in class. (SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images)
(The Conversation) — SCOTUS decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, one of its blockbuster cases from 2025, largely rested on two parental rights cases from 1925 and 1972.