When you cast your mind back over your school days it’s likely the most frightening thing that happened was your hairstyle.
Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for students of Newpark School in Blackrock who were confronted by three chainsaw-wielding clowns last week.
The clowns, who arrived at the Dublin school in order to promote a Halloween Horror attraction, had not been given permission to approach students, and ultimately left staff and pupils horrified by their arrival.
Speaking to The Independent, one mother revealed that her child was unable to sleep following the incident.
“First of all, how could they think about doing something like this to promote a show and how people dressed up as clowns with what looks like a chainsaw and a sledgehammer could get into a school,” she said.
The school’s principal, Derek Lowry, has acknowledged the severity of the incident in a letter to parents, explaining that the group entered the school campus without any authorisation" and that one of them "was carrying a prop that looked identical to a chainsaw".
With footage of the clowns’ visit is being circulated among students, Mr. Lowry has urged anyone affected by the incident to speak with staff.
Gardaí will not be investigating the incident as it is considered a civil matter.
