On Friday, June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, ruling in favor of a group of parents of students in grades K-5, who sought a preliminary injunction for advance notice and opting out of instruction using “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks.
In the interim, given this recent ruling, it is reasonable to anticipate that Illinois school districts and special education cooperatives will receive an increase in requests from parents/guardians to receive advance notice and to be afforded “opt-out” rights related to specific curriculum.
