Commentary
As California families prepare for another school year, many parents will encounter permission slips for field trips, sports participation, and various school activities. But there’s one permission slip most parents won’t see and it might be the most important one of all.
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor has sparked conversations about parental rights in education, with the Court ruling that schools cannot deny parents notice and opt-out rights for curriculum and materials that conflict with their religious beliefs, especially topics that relate to gender and sexuality. But what many Californians don’t realize is that this issue was settled in our state nearly a century ago….