The Center for American Liberty is urging Minnesota regulators to reject a proposed K–12 health standards rule that raises serious concerns about transparency and parental rights. At first glance, the rule may seem routine—but buried in it is open-ended language like “including but not limited to,” which would give the state broad power to add new, potentially controversial material later without clearly telling parents what their kids will be taught.
That’s a problem. As we explain in our letter, parents can’t make informed decisions or speak up if they don’t know what’s coming. The rule also opens the door to First Amendment concerns, including the risk that students could be pushed to engage with or affirm ideas on sensitive topics like sexuality, gender, and religion. We are calling on regulators to either reject the rule or rewrite it so it’s clear, specific, and respectful of families’ constitutional rights.



