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Raccoons Infiltrate South Florida School, Pee On Student (VIDEO)

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The Huffington Post   First Posted: 02/15/2012 5:04 pm Updated: 02/15/2012 5:04 pm

Wild raccoons have invaded the Woodlands Middle School in Lake Worth, Fla., and parents are reaching out to WPEC-TV to break the school's silence,.

"Nothing. No phone calls, no letters came home. Nothing, not a word," one mother told the station.

One student, whose name is being withheld to protect their privacy, told WPEC the infestation scared students.

"You can hear them in the class running from upstairs," the student said. "It's freaky."

One student even told the station that urine from one of the animals dripped onto a male classmate from the ceiling above.

The Palm Beach County Health Department inspected the school and confirmed the raccoon population. The school now has 30 days to get rid of the animals before the inspectors return.

Raccoons aren't the only animals disturbing Florida school days. Last year, a mischievous squirrel set off the fire alarm at Blackburn Elementary in Ellenton, Fla.. The silly critter was eventually caught and set free.

Last month, the Associated Press reported that a study found a growing population of giant pythons seemed to be wiping out large amounts of the raccoon, opossums and bobcat populations in the West Palm Beach area.

The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, stated that appearances of medium-sized mammals are down as much as 99 percent in areas the large pythons are lurking.

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Wild raccoons have invaded the Woodlands Middle School in Lake Worth, Fla., and parents are reaching out to WPEC-TV to break the school's silence,. "Nothing. No phone calls, no letters came home. ...
Wild raccoons have invaded the Woodlands Middle School in Lake Worth, Fla., and parents are reaching out to WPEC-TV to break the school's silence,. "Nothing. No phone calls, no letters came home. ...
 
 
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02:28 PM on 02/16/2012
Am I the only person who laughed while reading this story? So, one student claims a raccoon pee'd on another students head and that is taken as a legit source? That is too funny!!! "That raccoon pee'd on Johnny's head!!! For reals!!!"
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dudervision
02:15 PM on 02/16/2012
We've had gangs of raccoons here in Alameda, CA terrorizing dog walkers and local residents for some time. I even swear I saw a group driving a late model BMW they'd just car jacked!!!!
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eyelashviper
In wilderness is the preservation of the world
02:02 PM on 02/16/2012
Those raccoons are just trying to leave urine samples for Rick Scott...
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Ichigo Kurosaki
Why do Republicans hate America so much?
01:52 PM on 02/16/2012
Now we know where the raccoons went after being forced to flee the Everglades over the actions of stupid, arrogant and self-absorbed white people.

Mother Nature's vengeance is sweet.
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Small drinking village with a shrimping problem
01:43 PM on 02/16/2012
Rick Scotts idea of Paradise
09:47 AM on 02/16/2012
Get the Wildman in there. Should be a very funny episode.
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Awilda VelezRodriguez
06:38 PM on 02/15/2012
Maybe is pay back!!
12:16 PM on 02/20/2012
Well we had them in an "elite" private school I worked for. They chewed up a bunch of reports and folders. Kind of scary to hear them walking around as you worked. And nope no letter home to the parents on that one either. The exterminator had to be called several times. Not so easy to trap those critters.