FOX5: NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut school district is banning clown costumes and any “symbols of terror” during this year’s Halloween season as authorities investigate the authenticity of a number of clown-related social media posts.
New Haven Public School officials said Monday principals and building leaders have been requested to ban the costumes until additional information is available.
This comes amid an investigation involving police into an account on the photo-sharing social media site Instagram. The account uploaded four photos showing menacing-looking clowns with captions telling several area schools to “watch out” and “wait and see” whether the alleged threats are fake.
School officials say there’s no indication the incident poses any real threat to students at this time.
I see a challenge. Perhaps a contest.
Lord help us. We have fallen so far into imbecility and paranoia that we have people in positions of authority and power who are terrified by clowns. I can understand not liking clowns, but anybody who is terrified by them has a problem best looked at by a psychiatrist.
And this is from the same people who cannot utter the words “Islamic” and “terrorist” in the same sentence.
Can’t really blame them, though. Some clowns terrify me, too, especially if they reside in a large white mansion built by slaves.
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Cannibals don’t like clowns either because they taste funny. I’m more scared of cannibals than I am of clowns. And when was the last time outside of New Guinea, The Philippines or an old Tarzan movie did anyone see a live cannibal roaming around?
Clowns are now terrorists?
FINALLY! SHEESH!
Ever been to New Haven? Scary clowns are the LEAST of that city’s problems.
> School officials say there’s no indication the incident poses any real threat to students at this time.
Oh contrare! There is a reel and imminent threat that without clowny intervention, students will be allowed to return to the New Haven school district.
A bulbous red nose and orange hair are the devil’s workplace….
Rotten, old Clownfart!
Had several clowns offenses here in ohio. Just thought someone let kasich out.
If we could convince ISIS that we’d be scared shitless if they dressed as clowns when trying to terrorize us…hmmm…
Now just one damn minute.
If there is “no real threat”, why the ban?
Heard about the clown costume ban in New Haven.
It’s a damned good thing I don’t live there. I’d be all up in the school board’s grille about how this ban is not constitutional (freedom of expression, anyone?) and who the eff are they to tell my child he can’t wear the Halloween costume of his choice?
I saw a group of terrorists at the company picnic last Saturday making balloon animals for the kids. Go figure!
A gay rights parade is a hell of a lot scarier, and they would cheer for that. Clowns must be a different kind of queer. They would all be a lot funnier if they were covered with tar and feathers.
Invasion of clowns sees United States simpletons besoddening trousers and gibbering in terror to their gods. In DPRK all clowns are shot.
https://twitter.com/DPRK_News/status/783774035440263168