Cumberland Valley School Board holds special meeting after canceling gay actor's anti-bullying event

Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8The special meeting will be held Wednesday, April 24, at 5 p.m. at the Cumberland Valley High School Performing Arts Center at 6746 Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg.A notice posted on the school district website said attendees should enter the high school through the Eagle Lobby/PAC entrant . There will be an opportunity for public comment.The meeting will be livestreamed here.You can see the meeting agenda here.

The letter from the district criticized comments made by some school board members that raised concern about the sexual identity of Pancholy, who is openly gay, and that his books discussing topics related to diversity and LGBTQ topics may come up during his presentation.'In doing so, Mr. Pancholy’s personhood was reduced to a single aspect, and his ability to communicate a message of anti-bullying and hate was discredited,' the letter said.

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