Miller Criticizes Resolution Targeting Michigan’s Health Education Standards
LANSING, Mich., Oct. 29, 2025 — Yesterday, state Rep. Reggie Miller (Van Buren Twp.), Minority Vice Chair of the House Oversight Committee, spoke out forcefully against House Resolution 195, sponsored by the state representative from Michigan’s 78th House District, which urges the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to reject the proposed Michigan Health Education Standards Framework.
“MDE’s Health Education standards are designed to keep our kids safe, not to push an agenda,” Miller said. “They update outdated guidelines from 2012 so students can learn about mental health, substance abuse, consent and respect for one another. Rejecting the entire framework does not protect children; it erases them.”
Miller criticized HR 195 for what she called a “fear-based” attempt to stigmatize LGBTQ+ students and roll back inclusive, evidence-based education.
“Many classrooms in Michigan have LGBTQ+ students,” Miller said. “When we erase them from our curriculum, we tell them they don’t belong. That’s not leadership; that’s cruelty disguised as policy.”
Miller also questioned the intended outcome of introducing this non-binding resolution that pushes opinions, rather than a bill that would address concerns that were raised.
“If the resolution doesn’t change policy, what is the purpose and how does passing a resolution today improve student health? Miller continued. “This shouldn’t be about politics, it’s about people. Our kids face real challenges: bullying, addictive social media apps and online pressure, mental health struggles and substance abuse concerns. Pretending those realities don’t exist doesn’t protect them, it leaves them unprepared.”
Miller urged fellow legislators to reject HR 195 and instead work with parents, teachers, mental health professionals and school administrators to improve the Health Education Framework collaboratively and transparently.
“We can fix standards, but we cannot fix the damage that silencing and shaming causes in a child’s heart,” Miller said. “This has no place in Michigan’s classrooms.”
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