In Portland, a sign had to be removed and in Glastonbury, yearbooks are being recalled Author: Ashley Afonso Updated: 4:31 PM EDT May 25, 2021
PORTLAND, Connecticut There is controversy in two neighboring communities after two separate incidents both referencing former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
A sign placed in front of Brownstone Intermediate School in Portland garnering a lot of attention. The sign was to protest the requirement of students wearing masks in school.
But it was the images of Portland’s superintendent and the chairwoman of the board of education that caused the controversy.
“They were targeted by having swastikas on their foreheads and a mustache like Adolf Hitler had,” said Susan Bransfield, Portland s First Selectwoman.
UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 6:03 am ET
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PORTLAND, CT Local and state leaders are condemning an anti-Semitic sign that was placed outside Brownstone Intermediate School in Portland over the weekend, according to WTNH News-8. The images likened Superintendent Charles Britton and Board of Education Chairwoman Sharon Peters to Adolf Hitler above caricatures of masked children.
The Portland Board of Education released a statement calling the images anti-Semitic and abhorrent. The board defended its decision to require masks to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and staff, according to WTNH News-8.
Other leaders including Attorney General William Tong and state legislators also condemned the anti-Semitic images.
HARTFORD, Conn. Anti-mask protesters posted a sign outside a middle school in Portland, south of Hartford, on Sunday depicting the local superintendent of schools and board of education chair with Adolf Hitler-like mustaches above cartoon images of children wearing masks. “I am appalled and sickened at this image appearing in Portland in front of our beloved Brownstone Intermediate School,” .
Officials: Antisemitic sign disgraceful at COVID mask protest outside Portland school
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An individual protesting outside the Brownstone Intermediate School in Portland, Conn., on Sunday, May 23, 2021. The sign on the right shows antisemitic images of two school officials the superintendent and the BOE chairwoman.Joshua LaBella / Hearst Connecticut Media
PORTLAND Local elected officials joined statewide leaders to condemn an antisemitic sign, appearing to target two school administrators, featured at an anti-mask protest outside Brownstone Intermediate School this weekend.
A group gathered Sunday outside the school on Main Street to apparently protest the mask policy for students.
Shortly before 11:30 a.m., an individual stood alone outside the school with two signs. One read “unmask our kids,” and the other showed antisemitic imagery.
Anti-mask protesters posted a sign outside of Portland's Brownstone Intermediate School Sunday depicting the local superintendent of schools and board of education chair with Adolf Hitler-like mustaches above cartoon images of children wearing masks.