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May 14, 2007
Talk about squirrelly behaviorBoardBuzz had to chuckle at this "news of the weird" item we found. It seems a renegade squirrel caused quite a commotion in a San Jose (Calif.) first grade classroom last week. Students, teachers, and parent chaperones were waiting to depart on a field trip when the squirrel "came through the open door shortly after 8:30 a.m. Perhaps confused by the cacophony that is the start of the day in a first grade class, the critter ran up the nearest thing it could find, a parent-chaperone's leg."
The parent shook and shimmied to get the squirrel out of her pants. But it just sunk its claws into her leg, Evergreen Elementary School District spokesman Will Ector said. Another parent-chaperone jumped in to help the woman dislodge the squirrel.
The animal also bit the first woman on her leg. It bit the second mom on the finger and arm, Ector said. Then, it darted out of the classroom.
In addition to the two parents who were bitten, the squirrel also bit an 11-year-old student who happened to be passing the room at the time. It was a case of "being in the wrong place at the wrong time." According to the article, the attack was over in minutes and the field trip went on as planned. And authorities duly reported that "the whereabouts of the squirrel are unknown."
Posted May 14, 2007 10:46 AM | Students
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