MI HR0264

Urges the State Board of Education to reject the proposed Statement and Guidance on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments for LGBTQ Students proposed by State Superintendent Brian Whiston on February 23, 2016.

Opposes the guidance allowing children to identify with a gender other than their legal sex without parental knowledge or consent.

Contends the guidance directs schools to use students' chosen names and pronouns while recommending confidentiality policies that withhold information from parents.

Argues the proposed guidance violates parents' fundamental constitutional rights to direct the upbringing and education of their children, citing multiple U.S. Supreme Court precedents.

Notes the State Board of Education extended the public comment period after receiving several thousand comments from parents and educators opposing the plan.