Willard students, teachers injured in dog attack during school recess

Willard students, teachers injured in dog attack during school recess
The new Willard Intermediate School is located at 630 S. Miller Ave.

A pair of pet dogs entered the playground Tuesday afternoon at Willard Intermediate South in the course of recess and attacked college students and instructors.

A overall of 21 men and women — 18 students and a few academics — were being hurt, though most were being small.

3 lecturers and 3 students sustained bites, scratches and other injuries that needed health-related notice. They have been transported by ambulance to neighborhood hospitals.

Heather Harman-Michael, director of communications and general public relations, claimed not all of the accidents ended up caused by the pet dogs. Quite a few of the pupils were wounded in the melee that followed. Learners suffered cuts, scrapes, bruises and sprains although jogging from the dogs and rushing to the protection of the university creating.

Initial-responders and school nurses provided medical awareness on scene.

Harman-Michael said the dogs, which lived at a home in the community of the university, ended up pit bull mixes. They had been confiscated by animal regulate officers Tuesday evening and have been euthanized.