Deer dies after jumping through window into Ajax classroom
Posted October 14, 2016 2:40 pm.
Last Updated October 14, 2016 7:34 pm.
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A deer is dead after crashing through a classroom window at an Ajax high school on Friday morning.
The buck leapt through the window at J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate and then jumped back out, leaving a trail of shattered glass and blood.
Vincent Campbell told CityNews it happened in the classroom of his 15-year-old son Josh, who has special needs, and the deer jumped over the head of one of the students.
Durham Public School Board spokesman Charles Senior said the teacher removed the students from the classroom and closed the door to contain the animal.
There are reports a student had minor injuries. Senior said the classroom was being cleaned.
Both police and Animal Services responded and animal control staff removed the deer. It wasn’t clear if the deer died as a result of its injuries or if it had to be euthanized.
Senior said it isn’t uncommon to see deer in the area.
