Clown costumes banned at Shawinigan high school

A high school in Shawiniganis telling students to leave their clown costumes behind this Halloween.

L'cole secondaire des Chuteshas bannedclown costumes and masks entirelyafter an incident between two groups of students in the school's parking lot two weeks ago.

A complaint was brought to the Sret du Qubecafter one group of students dressed up as clownsto play a trick on some of their peers.

The perpetrators of the prank were made to apologize as a result.

This comes after a rash of "creepy clown sightings" acrossNorth America, from Nova Scotia to Texas, some of which have turned violent.

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The school's administration says thisis a preventive measure, to keep similar incidents from happening again this Halloween.

This isn't the only school that hasbannedclown costumes outright. Similar measures have been added in schools across the country.

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