Spooky fun for everyone, it's true .. but if you're dressing up for Halloween at school, no scary costumes please, if you do

PRIMARY DISCO RULE SPARKS DEBATE

- BILLY GADDI

A Renfrewshire primary school has banned pupils from wearing scary costumes to their Halloween party.

Parents and carers at Ralston Primary have slammed the school after a letter was sent out asking children not to dress in “scary costumes” for the Halloween disco on Thursday, October 30.

The notice read: “Children are welcome to dress up! No scary costumes and no props please!”

A dad of a pupil at the school, who wishes to remain anonymous, blasted the “daft” instruction and said it broke the tradition of Halloween for kids.

He told our sister title, the Daily Record: “Maybe someone could give the organisers a lesson on the origins of Halloween.