Published April 25, 2025
The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case addressing parental rights in public schools. The lawsuit arose after the Montgomery County Public Schools adopted a new “inclusivity” curriculum for elementary school children that introduced Pride parades, gender transitioning, preferred pronouns, playground same-sex romance, and other controversial topics around sexuality and gender identity. After hundreds of parents—Muslim, Catholic, Ethiopian Orthodox—began opting their children out of the curriculum, MCPS announced that parents would no longer be notified when the books were read and would no longer be allowed to opt their children out.
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Edward Whelan is a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and holds EPPC’s Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies. He is the longest-serving President in EPPC’s history, having held that position from March 2004 through January 2021.
