'We are witnessing one of the most extreme Supreme Courts in modern history rewrite the most basic social commitments of our society.'
"We are witnessing one of the most extreme Supreme Courts in modern history rewrite the most basic social commitments of our society," said the head of one of the nation's largest teachers unions.U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday warned that the court's right-wing majority had further eroded the nation's bedrock laws separating church and government when it ruled that Maine must include religious schools in a state-run tuition program.
Sotomayor was joined by fellow liberal Justices Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer to oppose the majority opinion in on two families in Maine who wanted state taxpayers to pay for to send their children to attend private religious schools. The schools named in the case aim to instill"a Christian worldview" in its students and are openly discriminatory against"homosexuals, individuals who are transgender, and non-Christians," according to a legal filing.
"Education is an opportunity for students to learn about themselves and others, which is why all students deserve to see themselves reflected in curricula and engage in learning that exposes them to new points of view,"
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