Reports of scary clowns — and threats related to them — have flooded communities nationwide via social media. A student in Montgomery County, Md., brought a knife to school Wednesday, reportedly to protect himself against any clown attack. One threat in the Washington area referred to a clown kidnapping a student, planting a bomb and exploding a school. Bellavia said that the clown sightings have added an unusual twist to the kind of threats schools receive via social media. Simon Rodberg, the principal of D.C. International School, was succinct in the message he sent to students: “Clowns are not a threat to the school.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2016 23:03 UTC