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Banned in Jersey, Welcomed on Broadway

Students Learn Unexpected Lessons from their Play on Sweatshops

By Stan Karp

When teacher Maria Sweeney’s 4th-grade class in Ridgewood, NJ wrote an original play about sweatshops that make products for Nike and Disney, school officials deemed it”inappropriate for children” and banned its performance at the school. Here’s how the students ended up bringing their play to a real Broadway theater for a glorious one-night stand instead.”