(Note: Much of this information has been gleaned from Understanding MI’s Radical Health Education Standards, written by Katherine Bussard, Salt and Light Global’s Executive Director and COO.)
Michigan, BEWARE!
A radical “Health Standards Framework” was introduced for K-12 by the Michigan Department of Education at September’s State Board of Education meeting. Salt and Light Global (SLG) warns that this “Framework” would feature “Gender Theory, Sexual Promiscuity, LGBTQ Activism, CRT, and more.” If these “Health Standards” are adopted by the Michigan’s State Board of Education, it will not only affect millions of children across the state in public and charter schools, but it will also further push the Marxist agenda in our communities as these children grow up being taught that good is evil and evil is good. Such perverted attacks on normalcy have already taken a toll on Michigan communities. If this is allowed to proceed, our children will grow up not understanding the difference between the holy and the profane, may come to believe that attacking those who stand for Biblical values is good – even if they themselves do not hold to the perverted standards being taught, and we will not have heeded Christ’s warning in Matthew 18:6. “But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” By sending our children to public schools, we are implying to our children that these schools are a trusted source of information, morals, and worldview. So, we must play an active role in what is being taught to our children through this educational venue. Today’s school children are tomorrow’s voters, trend setters, and America’s future.
“A rose by any other name would smell as” Marxist revolution:
Curriculum: The Michigan Department of Education has decided to call this Health Standards Framework “Health Education” instead of the optional “Sex Education,” thereby removing input from parents, pastors, and medical professionals, as well as taking away the parent’s right to opt their child out of this perversive teaching. SLG reports that “our current health standards framework [focuses] on teaching things like hygiene, nutrition, first aid, CPR, drug prevention, and other age-appropriate things that children should know for a healthy lifestyle. The new proposed framework focuses on progressive ‘social health’, embedding language affirming critical theory, climate activism, ‘reproductive health,’ and queer gender theory [in] the curriculum. The proposed changes threaten the wellbeing of children, families, parental rights, and religious liberty.”
As Thomas Sowell rightly assessed: “Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.”
Legislative: “There is a clear difference in Michigan Law between “Health Education” and “Sex Education”. These proposed standards wrongly usurp legislative authority.” SLG continues to warn that “without regard for good governance, the State Board of Education proposes to administratively enact many curriculum changes that failed to pass the legislature as recently as last year (HB 6068 of 2024).”
The legislative process is meant to protect the people; it’s not meant for bureaucrats to manipulate in order to push their own agenda.
Educators: Remember, there are still many Christian and good, moral teachers within the public and charter schools. SLG gives the following warnings regarding such educators:
* “These standards pose a very real religious liberty threat to those who teach health class in public schools, requiring teachers to instruct and explain to students that gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation “are distinct components of every child’s individual identity.” (8.2.SH Page 32)
* “Teachers are further required to explain to students that “romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attractions can be towards an individual of the same gender and/or different gender(s)” (8.2.SH Page 32)
* “If adopted, Christian Health Teachers will have to choose between faithfulness to God’s Word or keeping their job.
* “Christian colleges and universities who train teachers will face similar hardships.”
Throughout the ages, educators who would not fall in line with the state have been eliminated in one way or another.
Local School Boards: SLG warns – “The standards steal local control from local Boards of Education and local Sex Ed Advisory Boards. Those closest to the children know their needs best. Health education does not receive the same level of community input, and these standards are so burdensome that even if input were allowed, local communities would not be able to substantially alter them without risking noncompliance and funding loss.”
TAKE ACTION NOW!
There is much more that can be learned about this subversive, subtle attack on Michigan at Salt and Light Global; further inform yourself. There you will also find “Tips for attending State Board of Education Meetings” and several helpful PDFs for your reading or downloading. For the remainder of this email, I am quoting from SLG’s site as to How YOU Can Help:
* Pray: Because prayer changes things!
* Participate in the Public Comment Survey here before October 10. You are not required to answer every question and can skip to the end to write your own thoughts.
* Email every member of the State Board of Education (SBE) and respectfully share your thoughts and concerns.
* Share with others: Share and encourage others to get engaged too.
* Speak During Public Comment at a State Board of Education meeting, either virtually or in person.
Find details for participation at michgan.gov/mde.
* Next SBOE Meeting: October 14, 2025
* SBOE Meeting Where Vote Is Expected: November 13, 2025
*Keep Reading Below for important tips on attending and giving Public Comment at the State board of Education meeting.
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