Meade County students dressing as cats; district looking to address issue

No, this isn’t a Broadway adaptation. One high school in Kentucky is dealing with a cat infestation unlike any theatre play.

According to Julie Dolan of WLKY in Louisville, Meade County High School is dealing with a small group of students who are dressing up and acting like cats while at school. The Meade County superintendent told WLKY that the situation is being addressed, but a grandparent paints a different picture: this has apparently been happening since last school year.

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“Apparently, from what I understand, they’re called ‘furries,'” an anonymous grandmother told WLKY. “They identify with animals. These people will hiss at you or scratch at you if they don’t like something you’re doing.

“I was hearing rumblings of this last year, but it really got bad when they went back to school this year. I have two grandkids in school and my grandkids didn’t want to go to school anymore.”

The report states that a petition started by other students to end the cat costumes has gained over 1,000 signatures. That being said, the feline outfits are already a violation of the school dress code, per Superintendent Mark Martin.

“A small number of Meade County High School students have violated the dress code policy during the early part of the school year,” Martin told WLKY. “These situations have been addressed consistently by administration and the dress code policy will continue to be implemented with fidelity. Meade County Schools will not discuss individual student discipline due to privacy laws.”

Videos and images of the students dressing up as cats have made rounds on social media, which prompted the grandmother to bring more attention to the matter. She is now encouraging people to attend an upcoming Meade County School Board meeting that is scheduled for Sept. 14 to decide which steps need to be taken next in order to prevent this from happening going forward.

But now we need answers. How did this start? Was it initially a joke-turned-trend? Is there face paint involved? Do they travel in packs? There is so much to unearth with our front two paws here…