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Headline: Oh Deer! Buck crashes into elementary school classroom in Tennessee

Caption: **VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE. CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE.** A curious buck spent his morning getting an education in how to escape from an elementary school classroom. A wildlife officer encountered a white-tailed buck after it broke into a Tennessee primary school and spent the night wrecking a classroom. The incident took place at the Westside Elementary School in Springfield, Tennessee, on Nov. 23. The footage shows Kaleb Stratton, a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer, encountering the buck in the classroom. Stratton said: “So, how’s everybody else’s morning going today? This guy has had a rough one!” He then pans around the wrecked classroom before laughing and focusing on the calm deer, which is missing an antler, possibly after fighting a rival for a love interest during mating season. Sexually mature males, known as bucks, grow antlers in the spring/summer of each year. As Stratton enters, the buck stands at the far side of the room. Showing no fear, he walks toward the wildlife official, stopping just short of touching distance to size up the new arrival. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) said: “Surprise student at Westside Elementary in Springfield this morning. “Officer Kaleb Stratton was called to the school to remove the individual, who had apparently broken his way in through an emergency exit.” “The 2.5/3.5-year-old white-tail buck was in good spirits and allowed Officer Stratton to lead him to an exit. Today, teachers are teaching the 4 R’s at Westside. Reading, Righting, Rithmetic and Rut!” The agency also shared a selfie taken by the officer. He smiles at the camera with the buck in the background. During his enforced stay in the playroom overnight, the deer wreaked havoc. He left a puddle on the floor and deposited pellets that mixed among the toys, pencils and furniture. He also knocked chairs and tables over. Wildlife officials speculated the buck may have been chasing a doe when it entered the school, since it is mating season. Or, it could have seen its reflection and thought there was another buck in the area.

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