BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Bakersfield City School District Board of Education is expected to adopt policy revisions to allow parents to opt their kids out of school activities on the basis of their religious beliefs on Tuesday.

According to the agenda, the revisions are meant to update the language in the policy to address the impact of the Mahmoud v. Taylor decision.

Mahmoud v. Taylor is a United States Supreme Court case which ruled that parents can opt their children out of instruction for reasons related to the child's religious upbringing after parents challenged a Maryland public school system for introducing LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks.

A proposed addition in the policy says the district will notify parents or guardians that they can opt their students out of instruction

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