The district’s Special Review Committee and the superintendent unanimously support keeping both books in the library. Members of the public spoke for and against the board banning two books, “Flamer” by Mike Curato and “Blankets” by Craig Thompson, from the high school library. "In my lifetime or career it's not really precedented."īoard of Education member Daniel Cruson Jr listens during the public comments part of Tuesday nights Board of Education meeting. "Not since I've been a librarian have we seen this level of baloney with book challenges and censorship types of activity," Lord said. Overall, the Connecticut Library Association has identified 38 active book challenges across the state, up from about nine at this time last year, CLA president Douglas Lord said. ![]() In most cases, challenges have concerned books addressing gender identity and sexuality, many of which have been at the center of controversies nationwide. Though Connecticut hasn't seen as intense a book-banning push as states such as Florida and Texas have, the national trend has arrived conspicuously, with recent challenges not only in Newtown but also in Westport, Darien, Brookfield, Fairfield, Guilford and other towns. "It's kind of tearing the community apart," superintendent Christopher Melillo told CT Insider. On Facebook, arguments over the book challenges have been fierce and often nasty. ![]() Recent Board of Education meetings have become increasingly tense, with spirited public comment from both sides and a deadlocked vote among board members that seems to have stoked passions even further.
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