Parents

New Resource: Parental Opt-Out

By empowering and engaging parents and communities around the country, we can create meaningful and impactful change in education. WILL has created a one-stop-shop of both original resources and highlights from partners around the country that seek to assist parents and inform them of their rights.

Parent Opt-Out Form

We prepared a form to send to your child’s school district to protect your rights as a parent.

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Parent Opt Out Form

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Dear School Administrator,

This opt-out request is based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2025 decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which affirmed parents’ constitutional right to excuse their children from public school instruction that conflicts with their religious beliefs. This form is a parent opt-out request to the school and documents the basis for that request.

Student Name*

Student Grade*

School*

Date

Parent/Guardian Name*

Email Address*

Opt-Out of

Gender Ideology and Pride-Themed Instruction or Events

Instructional content or school-sponsored activities (such as “Pride” celebrations) that present gender identity as fluid, socially constructed, or disconnected from biological sex, affirm nonbinary or transgender identities as objective truth, or promote LGBTQ+ identities in ways that conflict with our family’s religious beliefs about sex, gender, and human identity.

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Sex Education

Instruction or materials addressing human sexuality, sexual behavior, sexual orientation, or relationships in ways that encourage students to discuss or affirm such matters, particularly where such content is presented outside of a formal, age-appropriate health curriculum and conflicts with our family’s religious beliefs regarding sexuality and personal boundaries.

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Race Instruction

Instructional content or activities that treat individuals or racial groups differently based on race or ethnicity. This would include instruction or activities teaching that some races are privileged or disadvantaged because of their race; that America is an inherently racist country founded on racist principles; that individuals should experience guilt or discomfort because of their race; that different races have inherent or fixed traits or shared experiences because of their race; that racial groups should be treated “equitably” to make up for past discrimination; or that all racial disparities among groups are the result of past discrimination against those groups. These theories are contrary to our religious beliefs and human dignity and equality.

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Religious Rituals or Practices

Activities involving meditation, chanting, prayer, movement practices like yoga, whirling, or Tai Chi, spiritual practices, or participation in rituals from religions or belief systems not our own.

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Surveys and Questionnaires

Any student surveys, evaluations, or questionnaires—especially those addressing sexuality, mental health, family relationships, or religious beliefs—administered without prior parental review and consent, as protected under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).

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Mandated Use of Preferred Pronouns

Policies or classroom practices that require students to use pronouns or affirm gender identities inconsistent with our religious beliefs, particularly when based on district-endorsed views about gender that conflict with our understanding of biological sex and scriptural truth.

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Gender Identity Policies

I do not consent to the implementation of any policy—formal or informal—that requires or permits school personnel to address my child using a name or pronouns inconsistent with my child’s biological sex, unless I have been informed in advance and have given my express written consent.

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Other

Other - Please specify

Basis for Opt-Out:
I request that my child be excused from the above-described instruction or activity due to sincerely held religious beliefs that conflict with the content, consistent with parental rights affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, in Mahmoud v. Taylor.

I understand such books may be available in the school or classroom library, and I do not request their removal. However, I am opting out of having these books recommended, promoted, or personally offered to my child by school personnel.

Request for Alternative Assignment:
When applicable, I request that the school provide my child with reasonable alternative work or assignments that align with the learning objectives without conflicting with our religious beliefs.

Request for Advance Notice:
When applicable, I request to receive advance notice each time my child will be removed from content or activities due to this opt-out request, particularly when the school’s response may involve removal from the classroom or an alternative assignment.

Signature of Parent/Guardian

Date

URL

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