TX High School Cancels Play About Matthew Shepard

The Dallas Morning News reports:

A Keller high school production of The Laramie Project — a play about the aftermath of the 1998 murder of a gay student in Wyoming — was canceled. Timber Creek High School parents received an email Friday night saying that students would no longer perform the show this spring. The email did not provide an explanation.

In the brief email to families, school leaders said they are “working on developing an alternative production opportunity for our students.” District spokesman Bryce Nieman said in a statement that the decision was “made by many stakeholders.”

“The decision to move forward with another production at Timber Creek High School was based on the desire to provide a performance similar to the ones that have created much excitement from the community, like this year’s Keller ISD musical productions of Mary Poppins and White Christmas,” Nieman wrote in an email.

Read the full article. Earlier this month this same school district was infiltrated by an evangelical group who filmed students without their permission. A school board member who reportedly helped sneak in the film crew later resigned.

Texas high school production of The Laramie Project – a play about the aftermath of the 1998 murder of a gay student in Wyoming – was canceled, without explanation.
School board has recently passed other policies that discriminate against LGBTQ students https://t.co/OFfyLKsQ3H

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 27, 2024

More than 25 years after the murder of Matthew Shepard, young people still face hate and death due to their LGBTQ+ identities. @KellerISD should be ashamed for cancelling “The Laramie Project,” which shows how hate poisons communities. https://t.co/MVP9JCwlCq

— Howard Sherman (@HESherman) February 27, 2024

“Why are people in leadership positions going in reverse about promoting tolerance?” – Judy Shepardhttps://t.co/0V97ry402j

— Matthew Shepard Foundation (@MattShepardFDN) February 27, 2024

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