Parents in the Santa Barbara Unified School District now have the ability to opt their children out of reading books or taking part in lessons if they deem the material to be religiously offensive.
Public schools must provide parents advance notice and an opportunity to opt their children out of direct classroom instruction that conflicts with their moral or religious beliefs, according to U.S. Supreme Court decision Mahmoud v. Taylor, issued in June.
Students who are opted out by their parents would have the ability to participate in alternative lessons, books and activities…