Newtown is weighing a book ban. It's not the only CT town to do so
A debate in Newtown over whether to remove two books from the high school library, 'Flamer' and 'Blankets,' took an abrupt turn this week.
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A debate in Newtown over whether to remove two books from the high school library, 'Flamer' and 'Blankets,' took an abrupt turn this week.
In a later post, also on Facebook, Bisbikos wrote, “This was never about censorship and the First Selectman plays no role in what books are purchased or displayed in our library. I was merely attempting to be responsive to a concern coming from a parent in our town."
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Andreas Bisbikos later clarified he was supporting a parent who’d asked the book be removed from the children’s section. Library Director
Colchester First Selectman Andreas Bisbikos has received mixed after banning the book from the town’s library due to “sexually provocative drawings.”