With the release of Friday's Supreme Court decision to support parents' rights to determine what their children learn in public school, sanity is brought back to Montgomery County schools. The Supreme Court’s ruling to allow parents to opt their children out of mandatory classes that violate their religious beliefs came after a long-fought battle by Muslim, Catholic, and Orthodox parents, civic organizations, UARE, and the Montgomery County Republican Party.

In a remarkable decision, the conservative and moderate judges decided that parents in Montgomery County have the right to opt out of classes they feel are harmful to the children. MoCo Public Schools, led by the noise of the left, were teaching young children about sexual encounters and techniques, with pictures and descriptions of situations in books far more appropriate for adults. The parents didn’t ask MCPS to remove the objectionable content, they simply asked MCPS to allow them to opt their elementary-aged children out of the lessons.

The Supreme Court got it right.

When we attended the demonstrations last year, I saw the diversity and strength of our community on full display. There were Christians, Jews, Muslims, immigrants and frankly mostly people of color fighting for their children. I thank the legal immigrant community, the religious and ethical folks concerned about the future of the country, and pretty much all the folks with common sense who were on the right side of this issue. I’m glad so many people have come over to the Republican party, to encourage a return to normalcy.

It should be noted that neither the County Executive nor County Council supported the parents on this matter. Instead, they supported limiting the parents' right to control their children and the mandatory teaching of this material in public school.  We need to remember this on election day.

This is not only a win for common sense, a return to basic values and parental rights, but a caution to the politicians in Montgomery County, and the nation. 

Extremism will no longer be tolerated.

Again, thank you to the plaintiffs, parents, protestors, the legal team, UARE.US, and so many Montgomery County residents who made this possible.

God bless America

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Reardon "Sully" Sullivan

2025 MCGOP Chair

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