Texas Reverses Decision, Allows Transgender Student To Sing in Musical
A Texas school board reversed a previous decision and has allowed once again a transgender student to sing in a lead role in the musical "Oklahoma!"
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A Texas school board reversed a previous decision and has allowed once again a transgender student to sing in a lead role in the musical "Oklahoma!"
SHERMAN, Texas — A school district in the conservative town of Sherman, Texas, made national headlines last week when it put a stop to a high school production of the musical “Oklahoma!” after a transgender student was cast in a lead role. The district’s administrators decided, and communicated to parents, that the school would cast only students “born as females in female roles and students born as males in male roles.” Not only did several transgender and nonbinary students lose their parts, b
A Texas school board reversed a previous decision and has allowed once again a transgender student to sing in a lead role in the musical "Oklahoma!"
After a high school production of “Oklahoma!” was halted in conservative Sherman, Texas, something unusual happened: The school board sided with transgender students.
Administrators are working on 11 developments across the city, including additions to the high school and new elementary schools.