Well, you do usually find salmon in schools.
A juvenile black bear was caught on camera exploring a school in Kern County, California, on Tuesday. Specifically, the bear was exploring the classroom of teacher Elaine Salmon.
“I opened my classroom door and this bear was charging towards the door,” Salmon, who was preparing for the start of the school year at Peak to Peak Mountain Charter School in Pine Mountain Club, told KERO-TV in Bakersfield.
Salmon quickly shut the door, containing the bear in the room. She called her husband, Ian Sawrey, a retired police officer who coincidentally now has a business specializing in bear deterrence, according to Bakersfield TV station KGET.
“The well-being of the bear was a concern,” Sawrey told The Dodo. “We have lived in this community with bears for many years, so harming the bears is not in our nature. Removing the bear from the classroom safely was the goal.”
Helping the bear exit the classroom proved tricky, …