Homecoming spirit week began on Monday, Oct. 3, with character day. The prior week, McIntosh released a statement through email and over the intercoms stating that no student can dress up as a clown on character day.  McIntosh released this statement in response to the recent trend of clowns harassing unsuspecting people. Georgia law also forbids covering one’s face.

Georgia law says, A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when he wears a mask, hood, or device by which any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer and is upon any public way or public property or upon the private property of another without the written permission of the owner or occupier of the property to do so,” according to law.justia.com.

The Georgia law does state special circumstances where it is not illegal to cover one’s face, such as on Halloween. The laws forbidding covering ones face are filed under Title 16 Chapter 11 Article 2.