Ahead of Halloween celebrations this weekend, New York schools have banned children from wearing costumes that depict characters from the hit Netflix show Squid Game (Image: Shutterstock)
Schools cited mature and violent scenes depicted in the South Korean show as the reason for not encouraging children to dress up as the show’s characters.
Ahead of Halloween celebrations this weekend, New York schools have banned children from wearing costumes that depict characters from the hit Netflix show Squid Game. According to reports, schools cited mature content and violent scenes featured in the South Korean show as the reason for not encouraging children to dress up as the characters of the show.
Written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, The Squid Game is Netflix’s biggest series launch to date, highlighting the disparity between rich and poor. The show revolves around a group of financially struggling adults in South Korea who are desperate to earn money. To win huge amounts of cash, players play deadly, bloody versions of the games they used to play as a kid.
Speaking to CBS News, the superintendent of the Fayetteville-Manliaus School District, which includes elementary schools Anders Road, Mott Road and Fayetteville, Dr. Craig Tice said the school’s principal wanted to make sure families were aware that That would be “inappropriate”. Due to potentially violent messages involving the costume, any student from this show to school wearing a Halloween costume. The report also noted that under guidelines from the Fayetteville-Manliaus School District, Halloween costumes that include objects that could be interpreted as weapons such as toy swords or guns, costumes that are “too bloody or scary” are prohibited in school programs.
According to Netflix itself, Squid Game has been tagged as a show that may not be suitable for ages 17 and under. This is not the first time a South Korean show has been declared unsuitable for children. A Guardian report that surfaced earlier this month noted that Central Bedfordshire Council’s education safety team in south England sent an email to parents and guardians in the district asking children and young people to imitate. After hearing the report, they have been asked to remain alert. Violence from sports and squid games.
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