Less than 72 hours before the vote, the MDE published “revised” proposed health standards, which still fall short of the plain language of Michigan law and require teaching many issues that counter the parental values and sincerely held religious beliefs.
Leading concerns with the latest draft include:
- Less than 72 hours before the vote, the MDE published “revised” standards – now 74 pages long
- The new standards still teach the wrong stuff–pushing radical sexual ideology on our children at the expense of real education
- They pay “lip service” to parental rights while working overtime to damage the relationship between children and their parents, putting government schools in the place of parents
- They erode local control–specifying not just content, but how teachers should teach
- They usurp legislative authority by ignoring some legislative limits and reinventing what content belongs in sex ed–replacing science with social engineering
The following resource is a brief synopsis of the new, 74 page document that is expected to come for a final vote on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
SLG will continue to update you as events unfold on this important issue.
How You Can Use Your Voice:
- Email every member of the State Board of Education (SBE) and respectfully share your thoughts and concerns.
- Mr. Marshall Bullock, II – bullockm1@michigan.gov
- Ms. Ellen Cogen Lipton – liptone@michigan.gov
- Mr. Tom McMillin – mcmillint1@michigan.gov
- Dr. Judith Pritchett – pritchettj1@michigan.gov
- Dr. Pamela Pugh – pughp@michigan.gov
- Dr. Mitchell Robinson – robinsonm36@michigan.gov
- Ms. Nikki Snyder – snydern@michigan.gov
- Ms. Tiffany Tilley – tilleyt@michigan.gov
- and consider reaching out to the Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Sue Carnell: carnells1@michigan.gov
- Speak During Public Comment at a State Board of Education meeting virtually or in person. Find details and the Agenda here. NEXT MEETING: November 13, 2025
- Share with others: Share and encourage others to get engaged too.
- Pray: Because prayer changes things!
About the Author
Katherine Bussard
Ex. Director & COO
As Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Salt & Light Global, Katherine works to disciple servant-leaders in all walks of life, equipping them to share the redemptive love and truth of Jesus. She facilitates training in good governance for communities around the state, mentors other Christian women in leadership, and champions sound public policy. In speaking, writing, and serving, Katherine seeks to encourage the body of Christ to see all of who they are what they do through God’s Word. Katherine resides with her husband and partner in Kingdom service, Jeff.
