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More student voices

This is timely – new student-produced theater from the company that created the play Normal last year (see schedule below). Normal…is an original theater production focused on teens and bullying. Two dozen teens in Loudoun County developed the play with … Continue reading

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One parent and an agenda

2 Guys and a Chick Set Off Loudoun Library Dispute, reads the Washington Post headline. At least now we have this admission, via LCPS officials: A children’s book about two male penguins that hatch and parent a chick was pulled … Continue reading

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Penguins and children

Potomac District School Board member John Stevens posted this last night: Put the Penguins Back Many of you are aware of the controversy surrounding the removal of a children’s book called And Tango Makes Three from the libraries of all … Continue reading

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First, they came for the penguins

Where’s Tango? asks Erica Garman on Living in LoCo. Answer: Behind the counter, being treated as if she’s a potential danger to children. Tango, if you have not been introduced, is a lovable little penguin chick who lends her name … Continue reading

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Unreasonable request #8,734 denied

The complainers who object to other people’s children having access to a humane, factually accurate human sexuality curriculum have lost in court again. On Tuesday, the Maryland Court of Appeals denied the stay sought by Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum, … Continue reading

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Another chance to see “Normal”

One of the best audience questions asked of the cast of “Normal” at one performance I attended: Do you think that there are adult bullies, too? Oh, yes. Adult bullies are the reason school officials said that “school system policy … Continue reading

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The trouble with Normal

Tim Chesnutt, director of the Loudoun Youth Initiative, is telling the media that LYI needs “to be more creative about how we get the word out there” about the groundbreaking play Normal, due to the refusal of Loudoun County Public … Continue reading

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