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'Bobcat' In PA High School Just A House Cat: Report
All students at West Scranton High School were sent home early after a house cat thought to be a bobcat was wandering the school.
SCRANTON, PA — Students at a northeast Pennsylvania high school were sent home Tuesday morning after what was thought to be a bobcat was loose in their school building. All West Scranton High School students were sent home at 11 a.m., according to the district.
But it turns out, it wasn't a bobcat but rather a house cat that resembled a bobcat, according to WNEP.
The district said it worked with animal control and the Pennsylvania Game Commission to get the animal under control.
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A National Honor Society Program planned for Tuesday was canceled.
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