Schools put restrictions on Halloween costumes

LEAVE THEIR COSTUMES AT HOME TODAY. THAT'S BECAUSE SOME SCHOOLS HAVE A COSTUME BAN...WHILE O...  More »

LEAVE THEIR COSTUMES AT HOME TODAY. THAT'S BECAUSE SOME SCHOOLS HAVE A COSTUME BAN...WHILE OTHERS HAVE STRICT RULES ABOUT THE COSTUMES THEY ALLOW.. JEFF MAHER SHOWS US HOW SCHOOLS ARE PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON HALLOWEEN. AT JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL - YOU WON'T FIND ANY GHOSTS OR GOBLINS. NOT EVEN LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. 'it can be distracting to some kids, I think it can be distracting to a lot of kids' FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, ADMINISTRATORS HAVE NOT ALLOWED STUDENTS TO WEAR THEIR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL. INSTEAD - THEY HAVE A DANCE AND A 'CRAZY HAT' DAY. SOME STUDENTS DON'T MIND. 'people would take your stuff, like if I wore a hat people would probably take it, mess around with it''I think it's extremely difficult to find appropriate halloween costumes'ADMINISTRATORS SAY MANY OF THE COSTUMES OUT THERE ARE JUST PLAIN OFFENSIVE. 'costumes can be a challenge for kids at this age because they can tend to be provocative or excessively gory or offensive to certain groups so avoiding the whole controversy has been helpful to our school' AT LA LUZ ELEMENTARY - KIDS CAN WEAR COSTUMES BUT IT'S LIMITED--- ONLY AS THEIR FAVORITE STORYBOOK CHARACTERS ... BUT NOTHING 'SCARY.' TEACHERS ALSO WEAR COSTUMES. THE PRINCIPAL SAYS IT'S EDUCATIONAL. 'it's not distracting at all because the students had been studying the characters from their books, they had read their books''anyday that we can have business as usual is a good day for a principal' A-P-S SAYS THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME POLICY FALLS UNDER SITE- BASED ADMINISTRATION - WHERE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS.  « Less