LM Apr 2025

Legal Corner

Chad Watkins IASA Associate Director/General Counsel

The IASA Legal Corner provides members updates on important legal issues that impact schools. Most months, Legal Corner features articles written by Illinois school attorneys. In this issue, we included an article about a case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. The article is written by K-12 Dive on the United States Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor, which could

set precedent on parental opt-out policies and LGBTQ+ curricular content. As a reminder, IASA Legal Corner articles are provided for informational purposes only, and you are advised to contact your district counsel for legal advice. Click on the link below to access the article.

U.S. Supreme Court appears split in key curriculum opt-out case By Naaz Modan Senior Reporter, K-12 Dive

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared starkly split during nearly three hours of oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that has the potential to set precedent on parental opt-out policies for schools nationwide and weigh in on LGBTQ+ curriculum policies that have contributed to a polarized national landscape.

At the heart of Mahmoud v. Taylor is the question of whether public schools violate parents’ religious freedom when exposing students to books on gender and sexuality without notifying parents or allowing them to opt their children out. Continue reading …

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