The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in a major case focused on parental rights and public schools.

At the center of the case is a dispute over curriculum in Montgomery County, Maryland, a Washington, D.C. suburb.

In 2022, the county school board adopted a new language arts curriculum that included books featuring LGBTQ characters,

including a picture book about a dog who gets lost at a pride parade, and others featuring transgender children.

Some parents asked for their children to be opted out from the curriculum because the books conflicted with their religious beliefs.

The board stopped allowing opt-outs the next year, arguing they were unmanageable and

undermined their obligation to foster inclusive environments.

That decision sparked protests and outrage from some parents in the community, some of whom

were outside the court today.

We, on behalf of other parents sharing our faith, ask the Supreme Court to stand up for the rights of our children for us to raise our children in accordance with our faith and protect them from instruction on controversial topics that go against our deeply held religious beliefs.

The Justice's decision could have major consequences for public schools nationwide.

To explore today's arguments,

I'm joined now by NewsHour Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle. Great to see you, Marsha. Good to see you,

Amna. So before we jump into the details, just big picture, what stood out to you from the arguments today?

Justice Kavanaugh made a comment. He said with religion cases, the court generally looks for a win-win, meaning both sides come away with something. No one is a big loser. But my sense was after

today's arguments, there's no way yet that they found a win-win. They're looking for a rule,

a line to draw, so that, as Justice Kagan says,

you don't suddenly have opt-outs for everything in public schools, or as the parents, as the school board's attorney was asked, why do you want to die on this hill of no opt-outs?

So the court is struggling here, and I think it's going to take them a lot of discussion.

Unclear where that line is right now. Well, there was some division on display among the justices,

as you said. I just want to play a part of what Justice Alito and Justice

Jackson had to say on this today. The book has a clear message, and a lot of people think

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