Bear Snubbed By Graduates

“The bear got on scene, there was graduation going on and he was not an invited guest. He felt like he was unwelcome, so he left.”
 — Kim Rodriguez of Kern County (CA) Animal Control discusses the situation in which a “200-pound bear caused the evacuation of the elementary school and disrupted a graduation ceremony at the adjacent middle school before being caught and relocated.” Perhaps more remarkable: “More than 75 fifth-graders having a water-gun party had to scamper from the playground as the bear approached the school fence.”