The Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board is suggesting parents don't dress their children like clowns this Halloween due to the scary clown fad that has swept North America. The same phenomenon has gripped with Waterloo Region, with the Waterloo Regional Police Service investigating a number of creepy 'nuisance' clown sightings in the last month, calling the pranksters a drain on its resources. "In other cases, principals are obviously sending home letters politely asking parents not to send their children to school dressed as clowns." Shewchuk admits some will think the school is overreacting, while in other cases some will think the school is not doing enough. The email indicated that teachers in each grade division would be "informing children and parents on division expectations for October 31st."

Source: CBC News October 19, 2016 16:16 UTC