Penn.School Dist.Disinvite OpenlyGay Malik Pancholy(30Rock)Because He’sProud of"Life style"
By Rachel Paula Abrahamson NBC Openly gay actor Maulik Pancholy was disinvited from speaking at a middle school anti-bullying assembly after concerns were raised about his political activism and what two school board members called his “lifestyle.” Pancholy’s scheduled appearance at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was unanimously overturned by the district’s school board in a public meeting on April 15. “If you research this individual, he labels himself as an activist, he is proud of his lifestyle and I don’t think that should be imposed upon our students at any age,” board member Bud Shaffner said at the meeting. Trisha Comstock, a former parent at the school, started a Change.org petition t o reinstate the empathy and anti-bullying assembly. “What happened is homophobic. Anyone can go and watch the meeting ,” Comstock tells TODAY.com. “This board is close to causing some real harm.” Why was Maulik Pancholy disinvited? Board member Kelly P
