Are Vampires Really Banned from Boston Latin School?

[Ivan Seeking]

BOSTON -- The headmaster of one of the city's most prestigious exam schools is dealing with an unusual rumor sweeping student classrooms.

There are no vampires at Boston Latin School, says headmaster Lynne Moone Teta.

Seriously.

Students at the school, which was founded in 1635, began e-mailing news organizations Wednesday night with the strange story of vampires roaming the halls...

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/cnn-news/19020075/detail.html

 

[tiny-tim]

Only in America!

 

[arildno]

Neither do trolls often visit Norwegian schools, but once, one of them ventured down the capital's high street (Karl Johan), although Henrik Ibsen refused to believe in him.

Theodor Kittelsen documented the event for posterity:
http://mm.aftenbladet.no/multimedia/dynamic/00264/cci-Aft-20090117-1-_264828c.jpg

Henrik Ibsen is the guy in the top hat, above the lower right corner.

 

[Pengwuino]

Wish i could say the same for my school...

 

[Dadface]

Only in America!

And on this forum

 

[tiny-tim]

eek!

And on this forum

you mean …

the vampire goldfish? …

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/community/customer_care/colin_halloween_270.jpg​

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Only in America!

I think Vlad the Impaler would object to that comment.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Wish i could say the same for my school...

Yeah, but even worse: I hear they have a real penguin problem in Fresno.

 

[franznietzsche]

I for one, will not stand for this blatant discrimination against vampires. Vampires deserve just as good an education as anyone. I've never met a Vampire I didn't like.