From the Daily Mail Online: The PC Brigade Think Halloween Masks Are Too Scary
The American tradition of dressing up for Halloween has been hit by political correctness.
Children have been told not to dress up as scary characters for fear their masks might actually frighten someone.
One California school has banned children from wearing fake fingernails while toy weapons of any kind, such as a pirate's cutlass, have been completely ruled out.
Even youngsters at a primary school named after Walt Disney - the creator of such characters as the Wicked Witch from Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - have been told to tone down their costumes for their annual parade.
Children at the Walt Disney Elementary School in Burbank, Los Angeles, have been instructed to wear 'moderate' face paint, and masks of any kind are not allowed.
Many schools in the US are urging children to portray historical characters rather than past favourites, such as Dracula.
Education chiefs in many states have imposed the costume rules as they do not want to create stereotypes.
They are also worried that younger children will be scared by some of the costumes.
And in a related story, Christmas gift-giving will be discouraged because someone might feel joyful over what they receive, or become jealous of someone else's present.
