“They called us hateful”: Colorado parents see their story reflected in Supreme Court ruling
By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public schools must allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ instruction that conflicts with their religious beliefs, BJ and Brecken Jones sat quietly in their living room—stunned, relieved and vindicated.
“For years, we were treated like extremists for simply protecting our kids,” BJ said. “Now the Supreme Court says we were right all along.”
For this Boulder County family, Mahmoud v. Taylor wasn’t just a legal case—it was a mirror.
Reading the Court’s opinion, BJ and Brecken saw their own experience reflected almost line for line.
What they didn’t expect was that their quiet effort to opt out—rejected by school officials, scorned by activists and ultimately buried in district archi...
