WTW153: Texas School Board Cancels Little Shop of Horrors Over a Girl Playing Seymour
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WTW153: Texas School Board Cancels Little Shop of Horrors Over a Girl Playing Seymour
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A Texas school board got so spooked by a girl playing the male lead in Little Shop of Horrors that they canceled the whole show and tried to swap it for Frozen. Their legal justification shifted citations mid-scandal, from the 2023 drag ban to a 2025 parental-rights bill, and somehow neither one actually says what they claim it says. Now the 17-year-old they benched is suing in federal court, and Lydia walks through the complaint line by line. Spoiler: Title IX did not get the memo that musical theater is supposed to be scary this year.
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