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Spring Branch and “The Giant Peach”: The Reaction to the Cancelled Field Trip Over Cross-Gender Casting

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on May 1, 2023 · Experts weigh in on this decision and how these decisions get made in today’s landscape.

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Gender politics and scrapped field trips (May 1, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 1, 2023 · On Monday's show: We discuss what led several area school groups to scrap plans to see a theater production of "James and the Giant Peach."

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Arts & Culture

Houston-area schools scrap field trips to see ‘James and the Giant Peach’ over concerns about cross-gender casting at Main Street Theater

Posted on April 27, 2023 · Schools from Spring Branch ISD, along with local religious schools, are among those to cancel planned visits to watch theatrical performances of the famed children's story.

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Education News

Spring Branch ISD trustees vote to handle book challenges themselves, streamlining review process amidst backlog of ‘frivolous’ complaints

Posted on March 28, 2023 · Elected board members for the Houston-area school district suspended the first two layers of the book review process, which involve input from teachers, librarians and school administrators.

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Health & Science

Advocates say social emotional learning is one approach to addressing the child mental health crisis

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on March 21, 2023 · Mental health advocates say prevention is an equally important part of the conversation.

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