Senator Lana Theis' Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis applauded the recent decision by the school board at Fowlerville Community Schools to stop quarantining students in grades K-12 who are healthy or show no symptoms of illness after being in close contact with someone with COVID-19. “I appreciate the Fowlerville school board for making the right decision to end unnecessary student quarantines,” said Theis, R-Brighton. “If a student looks

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis said Friday a new poll indicating over 75% of Michiganders support the right of parents to choose what school their children attend is proof Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should sign the Let Kids Learn plan. “It’s time for a change in Michigan K-12 education,” said Theis, R-Brighton, who chairs the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee. “Parents desire and deserve more

LANSING, Mich. —  The Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would ban the use of so-called “critical race theory” and its derivatives from Michigan’s K-12 curriculum. “Critical race theory threatens Michigan’s K-12 students with a dangerous false narrative about our country and its place in the world,” said Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, who chairs the committee. “It is an extreme political

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate approved legislation on Tuesday affirming Michigan parents’ rights to choose whether their children wear face masks at school or receive a vaccine for COVID-19. The action comes after the Biden Administration last Wednesday announced its intention to administer the shots to children aged 5-11 at their schools. “Our children are not His Majesty Joe Biden’s subjects,” said Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton,

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis on Thursday encouraged Manchester residents to get their water tested for lead after a recent sampling of 19 homes in the village showed seven had enough lead in the water to trigger a public advisory. “Since there is no acceptable level of lead in drinking water, out of an abundance of caution, I strongly encourage residents to get their water

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis introduced a resolution on Wednesday condemning the Biden administration’s Department of Justice for inhibiting parents’ constitutional rights to free speech. Senate Resolution 86 comes in response to the Biden DOJ’s recent memo seeking to weaponize federal authorities to investigate parents for expressing their opinions at school board meetings throughout the country. “It is shameful that the federal government would seek