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Authorities Warn Parents About Creepy Clowns Targeting Australian Schools

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Authorities Warn Parents About Creepy Clowns Targeting Australian Schools

Parents have been warned as reports emerge of creepy clowns sightings in Australian schools.

Authorities have warned parents of this scary craze in the US that has now reached Australia.

People have reported seeing clowns terrorising their neighbourhoods. Over the weekend, a number of clown-related Facebook pages have also been created, some of which list schools and locations they intend on targeting.

Authorities Warn Parents About Creepy Clowns Targeting Australian Schools | Stay at Home Mum

The Pimpama State Secondary College on the Gold Coast has been forced to issue a statement to concerned parents and students after it was listed as a target on The Purge-Gold Coast Clowns Facebook page. The post reads:

“Thank you to the many parents and students that have alerted me to the creepy clown post that has listed a number of Gold Coast high schools (ours included) as part of their itinerary next week.

“Unfortunately there is at least one individual with time on his/her hands and a lack of originality that is making comments about turning up at schools and railway stations.

“While I believe the threats to be nothing more than bravado we take the welfare of our students seriously.”

These creepy clowns have also been spotted in Victoria, NSW, WA and New Zealand, and one was allegedly “king-hit” in Sydney on Friday night.

Police in Victoria says there were three separate reports of clowns scaring the public in Melbourne on Friday. One was captured in WA brandishing a chainsaw.

Authorities Warn Parents About Creepy Clowns Targeting Australian Schools | Stay at Home Mum

Queensland police then issued a warning to pranksters, saying, “police will not tolerate anyone engaging in intimidating or anti-social behaviour.” This came after a report on The Courier Mail about a traumatised Brisbane woman who almost ran over a machete-wielding clown.

There are speculations that the recent spate of creepy clown sightings is actually a guerilla marketing campaign for the horror movie remake of Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel, It. However, the renowned author tweeted:

Source: Kidspot.com.au

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