What Does It Teach The Children?

It is my god given right to discriminate!

That is what the Supreme Court just ruled... yup they can op-out of anything LGBTQ+

Justices Let Parents Opt Children Out of Classes With L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks

Maryland parents have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that stories with gay and transgender themes are discussed, the court ruled.

The New York Times

By Adam Liptak

June 27, 2025

Parents with religious objections to storybooks with L.G.B.T.Q. themes may withdraw their children from public schools when the books are discussed, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

Ruling in a case brought by Maryland parents who objected to books with gay and transgender characters, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. closely analyzed the messages the books conveyed, reproducing color images from them in an appendix to his opinion, and noted that they were written for young readers.

But the logic of Justice Alito’s majority opinion in the 6-to-3 decision seemed to sweep quite broadly, allowing parents with religious objections to demand that their children not be instructed about gay and transgender themes but also about many other topics.

Okay... here is my question. "When you allow student to op-out, what do it teach the children?"

This is what Perplexity AI wrote:

1. Reinforces Stigma and Exclusion

Permitting opt-outs from LGBT-related lessons can reinforce the idea that these topics are controversial or inappropriate, rather than a normal part of human diversity. This can contribute to a climate where LGBT students feel marginalized or singled out as different.

When students are allowed to skip these classes, it signals that learning about LGBT people and issues is optional, which can undermine efforts to foster acceptance and reduce bullying.

And they referenced this article... LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum as a Path to Better Public Health on the ABA website.

Adolescence is a critical period in a young person’s cognitive, emotional, and identity development. Research shows that a young person’s experiences in school can have a particularly important influence on their academic and social-emotional growth, physical health, and mental well-being. Providing students with a quality education includes facilitating a positive school climate and implementing social and emotional supports that foster healthy developmental outcomes. For LGBTQ youth, these supports can be particularly important to make certain that they achieve their full potential. Lack of such support can adversely affect their academic motivation and can lead to sadness, feelings of disconnectedness, and even suicidal ideation. When LGBTQ students perceived their schools to be as safe as did straight cisgender students, the disparities in outcomes were reduced, though not eliminated. Although these relationships are correlational and not necessarily causal, they do suggest that improved feelings of safety at school would improve outcomes for LGBTQ students. Several studies report that an LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum promotes a positive school environment and student well-being. For example, students in California who learned about LGBTQ issues at school reported less teasing and bullying of LGBTQ students.

What does it teach the students that being gay, or trans is somehow dirty... unclean... must be discussed behind closed doors away from children. The AFT on their website writes...

Public schools have always been meant to provide all children with the skills and knowledge to become successful participants in the economy. But in the age of Donald Trump, a second important purpose of public education has become more salient: to promote social cohesion in a diverse and fractured democracy. As ugly and naked racism in America is further unveiled, how can schools be a tool for combating racism and promoting unity?

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Less discussed, both in the court opinion and in public discourse, is the body of research that outlines the educational and moral damage that segregation inflicts on white children. In the Appendix to the Appellants’ Briefs submitted by the NAACP, psychologists and social scientists warned that segregation teaches white children to “gain personal status in an unrealistic and nonadaptive way,” preventing them from developing the skill of self-evaluation based on their own merits and abilities. The researchers noted that white children, in an effort to square the racial caste system they witness with the messaging of a meritocratic “American dream,” often internalize false narratives and develop unhealthy coping mechanisms “in an attempt to protect themselves from recognizing the essential injustice of their unrealistic fears and hatreds of minority groups.”

And that my dear is what the Republicans is exactly what the Republicans love, for white straight, cis-children to feel superior, that "other" are lesser beings. Perplexity AI writes...

Integrated schools promote social cohesion, cross-cultural dialogue, and civic engagement. These settings help students build the skills needed to navigate and contribute to a pluralistic society, reducing social discord and animosity

And that is what they hate!

But the Republicans know all this. They know that they are causing harm but they really don't care as long as it gets them votes!