LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Michigan’s sex education rules may be getting an update, but Mom and Dad still get the final say.

The Michigan Department of Education is revising its health and sex education framework for the first time since 2007. Nonetheless, officials say the updates will not change the basics: parents can still opt out, local districts stay in control, and no school is required to teach sex education.

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“Politicians, media, and advocacy groups have spread falsehoods to scare parents,” State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh said. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Under state law, local districts decide whether to offer sex education, guided by advisory boards made up of at least half parents. School boards then approve the content, and parents must be notified before any instruction begins. They also have the right to review all materials and opt their children out at any time.

Public comment on the proposal closed October 10, and the Department of Education is reviewing feedback before sending a final draft to the State Board.

Earlier reports from Michigan News Source, however, noted that conservative groups raised concerns the proposal embeds “social health” and gender ideology into classroom standards.