Local Clowns
By Catelynn Anderson
With scary, life threatening clowns going around unexpectedly targeting the community, the entire public, for the most part, has become aware and scared of these clowns. In the eyes of the community, this is a serious threat.
The first clown sighting happened on August 29th, 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina outside an apartment complex. A little boy reported to his mother that two clowns approached him, one wearing a red wig and the other with a black star on his face. The boy's mother, Donna Arnold, told The Guardian: “They were trying to lure him to the house.”
This got the attention of many people worldwide. The trend began to spread, and the amount of unusual clown sightings increased.
Not long ago, the clowns threatened the Durango community. It was first seen on social media when someone posted a comment saying “any clowns wanna head to Durango High School?” which then was deleted from instagram not long after.
In early October, here in Durango, someone dressed as a clown was reportedly carrying a stick while intoxicated behind the Durango Community Recreation Center, as reported to the Durango Police Department.
The rumor spread fast. I had heard from many of my peers that clowns were going to target Durango High school. A peer of mine from Durango High School said “none of us are safe, it’s a real threat.” and that is the opinion of many of the people I talked to about this issue.
Still, we don’t know how to tell if the clowns are actually a threat, or just teenagers dressing up and messing around. Some schools such as Bayfield High are so scared of the possibility that the clowns are an actual threat, they are banning clown costumes. In a Durango Herald Article titled “Clowns: Funny or Frightful” they said “Without prompting from school staff, Bayfield Middle School students decided among themselves that dressing up as clowns during the Halloween celebrations on Friday wouldn’t be funny or appropriate, Principal Tod Lokey said.”
The trend is popular, and a lot of people think of it as a joke. So if you see a clown it’s most likely just someone messing around and following the trend; they’re not a real threat.
We don’t know if the threats on Durango High are legitimate, but it definitely has the attention of the public. We should be cautious of these kinds of of things because they could be serious. But don’t stress too much, after all they’re only clowns.
By Catelynn Anderson
With scary, life threatening clowns going around unexpectedly targeting the community, the entire public, for the most part, has become aware and scared of these clowns. In the eyes of the community, this is a serious threat.
The first clown sighting happened on August 29th, 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina outside an apartment complex. A little boy reported to his mother that two clowns approached him, one wearing a red wig and the other with a black star on his face. The boy's mother, Donna Arnold, told The Guardian: “They were trying to lure him to the house.”
This got the attention of many people worldwide. The trend began to spread, and the amount of unusual clown sightings increased.
Not long ago, the clowns threatened the Durango community. It was first seen on social media when someone posted a comment saying “any clowns wanna head to Durango High School?” which then was deleted from instagram not long after.
In early October, here in Durango, someone dressed as a clown was reportedly carrying a stick while intoxicated behind the Durango Community Recreation Center, as reported to the Durango Police Department.
The rumor spread fast. I had heard from many of my peers that clowns were going to target Durango High school. A peer of mine from Durango High School said “none of us are safe, it’s a real threat.” and that is the opinion of many of the people I talked to about this issue.
Still, we don’t know how to tell if the clowns are actually a threat, or just teenagers dressing up and messing around. Some schools such as Bayfield High are so scared of the possibility that the clowns are an actual threat, they are banning clown costumes. In a Durango Herald Article titled “Clowns: Funny or Frightful” they said “Without prompting from school staff, Bayfield Middle School students decided among themselves that dressing up as clowns during the Halloween celebrations on Friday wouldn’t be funny or appropriate, Principal Tod Lokey said.”
The trend is popular, and a lot of people think of it as a joke. So if you see a clown it’s most likely just someone messing around and following the trend; they’re not a real threat.
We don’t know if the threats on Durango High are legitimate, but it definitely has the attention of the public. We should be cautious of these kinds of of things because they could be serious. But don’t stress too much, after all they’re only clowns.