The meteoric rise of Netflix’s Squid Game led to various platforms offering Halloween costumes, even for children, despite the fact that the series is not suitable for minors. And that’s why a handful of schools in upstate New York decided to ban costumes from the hit series.
Three elementary schools near Syracuse announced Tuesday a ban on costumes, which mostly consist of sports suits and masks. The Fayetteville-Manlius School District said in a statement that the outfits “violate our schools’ dress guidelines due to the possible violent message aligned with the costume.”
The Korean series is about a large group of people in debt who hope to win 45 billion won, or about $ 40 million, competing in children’s games, but these games are set at their most violent and deadly version. In the end, the body count is high and the violence is highly graphic.
Mott Road, Enders Road and Fayetteville elementary schools argued that the costume ban is due to some students simulating the series’ children’s games during recess, CNYCentral reported.
“We have observed that some students at recess have been playing a version of the squid game that is intended for mature audiences, aged 16 and over,” wrote elementary school principals in an email to parents, cited by the half.
“Due to concerns about the possible violent nature of the game, it is not appropriate for recess or discussion at school.”
District Superintendent Dr. Craig Tice said that because students simulate games at school, “our principals wanted to make sure our families were aware that it would be inappropriate for any student to wear it to school because to possible violent messages. “
Tice said the district sends parents guidelines on appropriate Halloween costumes as accessories, “meaning that items that could be construed as weapons, such as toy swords or guns, should not be brought to school and that costumes should not be brought to school. they must be too bloody or scary so as not to scare our younger students. “
The Squid Game has become the platform’s most successful program in more than 90 countries. It has been subtitled in 31 languages and dubbed in 13, with about 95% of viewers outside of South Korea, Netflix told The Wall Street Journal.
The series is anticipated to be the central theme this Halloween, as it already tops the internet searches for costumes, CNN reported.
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