Willard students, teachers injured in dog attack during school recess
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.
The dogs ran on to school home in the course of the afternoon recess at the intermediate college, which serves pupils in grades 5 and 6. The initial phone calls for enable came in soon right after 1 p.m.
Requested if the college playground is fenced, Harman-Michael said it is not.
The district claimed college employees, college police officers, unexpected emergency 1st-responders, and Greene County Animal Regulate responded to the scene.
“We experienced district administration and we had nurses and counselors from other buildings come to Intermediate South to be of support,” Harman-Michael mentioned.
The animal control officers responded “inside of 10 minutes” and had been able to identify the pet dogs and their proprietor, who voluntarily surrendered them.
The district explained the animals were being examined for rabies. They outcomes had been destructive.
Harman-Michael stated it was a chaotic scene and in addition to the 21 folks who experienced a array of distinct injuries, other pupils ended up on the playground and watched the incident unfold.
“They ended up all out to recess when the dogs arrived on campus, or onto the playground spot,” she stated. “There have been a whole lot of pupils who observed it.”
The Intermediate South building planned to have indoor recess on Wednesday, the ultimate day of class prior to the winter season crack, and counselors have been out there for any student who needed to speak.
Claudette Riley addresses education for the Information-Chief. Electronic mail recommendations and story tips to [email protected].
