Actor and author Maulik Pancholy is speaking out after Cumberland Valley school board members voted to cancel his anti-bullying assembly at a Pennsylvania middle school.
Actor Maulik Pancholy speaks out for first time after Pennsylvania school district cancels his anti-bullying assembly
Earlier this week, Cumberland Valley school board members nixed Pancholy’s scheduled appearance, citing concerns about his activism and “lifestyle.” Pancholy is openly gay and came out in 2013. His books center on two Indian American children who are gay. On his website, Pancholy lists several “activist” initiatives he’s led, mostly focused on combating bullying of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and the LGBTQ+ community.
The Mountain View Middle School assembly in Cumberland County was set to take place on May 22 and was going to focus on anti-bullying. Pancholy — best known for his roles inBut Cumberland Valley school board members — including a local chapter member of the right-wing activist group Moms For Liberty — unanimously voted Monday to cancel the event, adding they didn’t know what Pancholy’s talk would be about and worried it could be overtly political.
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