Bear Sighting Locks Down High School

Bear Cubs Spotted At Asheville High School
POSTED: 2:27 pm EDT June 7, 2011

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- The sighting of two bear cubs on the campus of Asheville High School prompted school officials to place the school on lockdown.

Callers witnessed the bear cubs near the Little Pigs Barbeque on McDowell St. A second bear cub was spotted near the baseball field at Asheville High School, which forced the school into a soft lockdown.

The Asheville Police Department began monitoring the movement of the bears, and the lockdown at the high school was lifted when the bears moved off campus.

School resource officers will continue to monitor the situation, and outdoor activities at Asheville High have been restricted despite the removal of the lockdown.

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