Supporters of reinstating the Maulik Pancholy assembly cheer during the Cumberland Valley School Board special meeting to discuss their decision to cancel the assembly. April 24, 2024 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The Cumberland Valley School District’s board voted 5-4 Wednesday to allow Pancholy, who is gay, to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP)
The Cumberland Valley School Board holds a special meeting to discuss their decision to cancel an assembly featuring Maulik Pancholy, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The Cumberland Valley School District’s board voted 5-4 Wednesday to allow Pancholy, who is gay, to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP)
Supporters of reinstating the Maulik Pancholy assembly cheer during the Cumberland Valley School Board special meeting to discuss their decision to cancel the assembly, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The Cumberland Valley School District’s board voted 5-4 Wednesday to allow Pancholy, who is gay, to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP)
FILE - Actor Maulik Pancholy attends the premiere of "Trishna" during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, April 27, 2012 in New York. The school board has reversed it's decision to cancel an upcoming speech by Pancholy due to concerns about what they described as his activism and “lifestyle.” The board voted 5-4, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, to allow Pancholy to speak at assembly next month where he will speak out against bullying.(AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Brooke Ryerson, 16, right a 10th grade student and her mom Valarie Ryerson of Hampden Twp., Pa., hand out stickers with the eagle logo on a rainbow background before the the Cumberland Valley School Board holds a special meeting to discuss their decision to cancel an assembly featuring "30 Rock" star, Maulik Pancholy, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP)