Calgary school bans scary, violent Halloween costumes

[The Straight Story]

CALGARY — Children wanting to wear scary, violent or blood-drenched costumes will have to trade them in for more caring and community-friendly outfits at two public elementary schools this Halloween.

The principal of Colonel Walker and Ramsay schools said her staff has chosen to use the day normally known for scares and frights as an opportunity to teach community values.

But some parents say it's political correctness gone too far.

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"I think everyone's wondering what the parameters of a caring costume are."

Students at both schools will attend caring assemblies in the morning and can wear their chosen costumes all day long on Monday.

But those outfits cannot include masks, weapons or any violent imagery.

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Calgary+school+bans+scary+violent+Halloween+costumes/5604881/story.html

[JCMach1]

1. The War on Halloween continues....

[The Straight Story]

3. Can't wear scary on halloween, can't hang signs that say merry christmas, etc

Schools seem to be dropping the ball on holidays/culture - instead of being open minded and accepting of local cultures they want to change them to fit the view of a few.

(Christmas, Hanukkah, Halloween were all things we celebrated at our school as it reflected our local population - and no, we did not celebrate atheism as I don't recall them having any holidays :evilgrin: )

[Posteritatis]

2. Well, that's asinine. (nt)

[Cid_B]

4. Anti-fun personified...

[AverageJoe90]

5. Why am I not surprised?

Alberta IS one of the few conservative Canadian provinces, in all honesty.

[redqueen]

6. Thought this was pretty standard.

It is here anyway. It's an elementary school, so some of the kids are pretty young, and some of the masks can be pretty scary. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

[Darth_Kitten]

7. I agree, it is a school....

maybe cries of "political correctness" are just from uptight parents who really should care more about other more important things concerning their children. :hide:

[Odin2005]

8. So which stuck-up prude gets to define what is "scary"?

[redqueen]

9. Probably the kindergarden students...

those most susceptible to being upset by some of the scarier costumes.

[Posteritatis]

11. It's a hierarchy; the most stuck-up, prudish parent decides. (nt)

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. It's been like this forever in the schools my son goes to. This isn't new.