Parents, pay attention — the Michigan Board of Education is coming for your rights. A new proposal would make sex ed a mandatory graduation requirement, stripping away the current opt-out option parents have today. Critics say it’s a sneaky move to force radical curriculum under the radar — and once it’s in, there’s no getting out. The board says it’s just “updating health standards” — but you be the judge.
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Michigan’s “Health Ed” Push: Cover for Identity Politics?
Recently, columnist Kaitlyn Buss warned that Michigan’s State Board of Education is rebranding radical sex-ed initiatives as “health education,” slipping identity politics and sexual content into school standards under a softer label.
According to Buss, the proposed changes — drafted under former State Superintendent Michael Rice — aim to expand the Health Standards Framework to include topics like gender identity, expression, and sexual behavior. Buss argues such additions bypass the legislative process and outpace parental consent.
Here’s what concerns me:
- Transparency is thin. Framing these changes as minor updates to health standards hides their substantive nature.
- Parental rights get short shrift. Parents may not see this coming until their child brings new terminology or concepts home.
- School authority expands. Schools may become the gatekeepers of which identities and sexual norms kids “learn” about.
We live in a time when education content is a battleground. Changes that touch sexuality or identity should be debated openly — not slipped through under a generic label. Michigan’s citizens deserve a full, public discussion about what we teach our kids.
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