Author: Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court tackles a clash between the rights of school boards to determine the curriculum for students and the rights of parents to opt out of any class because the content conflicts with a parent’s religious beliefs. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court jumps back into the culture wars Tuesday, as the justices tackle a clash between two bedrock values in American public schools: On one side is the longstanding tradition of local school boards determining class curriculum for everyone. On the other side is the notion that public schools…