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Education

Santa Ana District Board Member Fights for Parental Rights

August 29, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Santa Ana Unified School District Board Member Brenda Lebsack is arguing that “opt-out is not enough” because the State of California has crossed a sacred line. In an email sent to EdSource and forwarded to CaliRed News she writes: “Extremist indoctrination and sexualization of minors through public schools should not be an “Opt-Out” it should be a crime.

Education

CA Schools Impacted by U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Religious Rights

August 28, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Conservative leaders in California are predicting schools will be swamped with opt-out demands that “will likely cause turmoil, confusion, and years of litigation, largely because the (Supreme) Court offered no guidance on how opt-out requests should be handled, how religious belief claims can or should be verified, and how schools should handle potential logistical issues,” according to an Aug. 25 EdSource article by Thomas Peele.

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Schools Cannot Withhold Parental Opt-Outs According to Supreme Court Ruling

August 27, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Schools nationwide can no longer withhold parental opt-outs on a case involving LGBTQ+ “inclusive” storybooks under any conditions according to the June 27 Supreme Court ruling made on the Montgomery County, Maryland case of Mahmoud v. Taylor with Mahmoud representing Muslim, Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox parents and (Supt. Thomas) Taylor representing the Montgomery County School board.