When St. Brieux School staff rushed to a classroom after a loud commotion around 5:00pm Wednesday, they were left in awe of a unique situation.

A deer had entered the school by smashing through one of the classroom windows.

Director of Education for the Horizon School Division, Kevin Garinger described the steps taken following the discovery of the deer.

"In order to address the situation, we had conservation officers called and three of them attended immediately to address the issue with the deer," he noted. "They tranquilized the deer and carried it out of the building. We have some temporary plywood covering the window, because of course as the deer jumped through the window, it smashed the window."

After having it's health inspected, the deer was given the 'OK' to return to the wild by conservation officers.

Garinger added that he has heard of birds and other small animals roaming through schools, but never a deer, though wildlife scattering through St. Brieux isn't unusual.

"A little while back a moose was running through the town," he stated. "That was just this year as well. We do have some wildlife out in that area and we have to make sure we are supporting the safety of our students."

While classes were out for the day and students had gone home, Garinger was thankful that the staff was so decisive in taking necessary action.

"They responded so quickly to the situation and made some good decisions around closing the door of the classroom, calling the conservation officers and of course informing me so we can respond quickly to the situation."

As far as whether the deer will be returning for classes, Garinger confirmed that enrollment in the HSD would not be including an animal.

"No, no, not at all," he joked.

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