Twelve students injured in dog attack at Oklahoma City elementary school

[zenkai]

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Oklahoma City school officials are reviewing security protocols following a dog attack that left 12 children injured Monday afternoon.

About 12:40 p.m. Monday, a pit bull terrier ran into the school's playground during 3rd and 4th grade recess, school officials said Monday afternoon. It attacked students on the playground, then tried to go into the school building, where a teacher tackled the dog.

Special education teacher Lee Hughes wrestled the dog to the floor and held it there until Oklahoma City police officers arrived and took it to a patrol car.

"He's our hero," said Susan Martin Rachels, principal at Fillmore.

But Hughes rejected that label, saying he was thankful for a police officer who came to help him hold the dog down until other officers arrived.

"Everybody just did what they were supposed to do," Hughes said.

School officials said 28 children and three teachers were on the playground at about 12:40 p.m. Monday when the dog attacked. The attack went on for about five minutes before Hughes caught the dog, Rachels said.

District officials don't know who owns the dog, but Rachels said it wasn't familiar to the school's faculty and staff.

Students suffered superficial dog bite wounds and injuries they suffered while running away. None were critically injured, and no teachers reported injuries.

Paramedics took five children to Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center in non-emergency status, said Lara O'Leary, a spokeswoman for Emergency Medical Services Authority. Another seven children left the school with their parents, she said.

At a news conference Monday afternoon, Tim Coleman, director of security for the school district, said the district is investigating how the dog was able to get to the playground. It's possible that gates to the playground were left open, Coleman said.

Rachels said the school would review its protocols in the coming days to assess how well teachers responded to the incident.

Oklahoma City schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel said the school's faculty, staff and administration handled the situation well. McDaniel praised Hughes, saying the attack could have been far worse if he hadn't caught the dog.

“We are really grateful for Mr. Hughes and his commitment to our kids," McDaniel said.

Can you guess what kind of dog it was? Hint, it wasn't a chihuahua.

[vilememory]

It says what breed it is in the bloody article you drama queen!

[Puupi]

Can you guess what kind of dog it was?

Yes, because I can read.

[Machismo]

Can you guess what kind of dog it was? Hint, it wasn't a chihuahua.

It sounds like you want to ban certain dogs, like liberals want to ban certain guns... go figure.

[Captain N]

So superficial bite wounds and some scratches....

Must be a slow news day for our resident Woke Independent.

[Appelgren]

Not going to act like im on the slow bus like the posters above me.

Im guessing pitbull before reading the story. (Im guessing that was the point of OPs thread)

Also.. I would have launched at that dog with my knife if I saw that happen.

[Independent voter]

I don't have time to read, was it a pitbull?

[Logwyn]

If we would only ban playgrounds this sort of attack would never happen!

[Exeris]

..where a teacher tackled the dog.

Special education teacher Lee Hughes wrestled the dog to the floor and held it there until Oklahoma City police officers arrived and took it to a patrol car.

Tackled and wrestled a pit bull.

Respect!

[derpkitteh]

It sounds like you want to ban certain dogs, like liberals want to ban certain guns... go figure.

the problem with that reasoning, is that it takes a human to decide when a gun goes off. pits can snap at any moment, on their own animal instinct.

pitbulls need to either stop being bred, or their breeding needs to become much more heavily regulated so that their aggression can be completely removed. anyone not certified to breed them or own them should be fined heavily, in the thousands, if caught with one, and the dog should be put down.

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Tackled and wrestled a pit bull.

Respect!

he's a tard wrangler, he's used to dealing with raw animal strength.

[zenkai]

Yes, because I can read.

If you read it, that's not guessing.

[Machismo]

the problem with that reasoning, is that it takes a human to decide when a gun goes off. pits can snap at any moment, on their own animal instinct.

pitbulls need to either stop being bred, or their breeding needs to become much more heavily regulated so that their aggression can be completely removed. anyone not certified to breed them or own them should be fined heavily, in the thousands, if caught with one, and the dog should be put down.

It takes a human to set such an animal loose. Personally, I don't want to restrict either, as they are simply tools, and abused by shitty people.

[Dezerte]

It sounds like you want to ban certain dogs, like liberals want to ban certain guns... go figure.

Right to bear dogs.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Yep Ban Pitbulls in my opinion, let the ones now live out their days, then neuter and make it a criminal offense to own or breed them, give it a generation and these dogs won't be an issue.

[derpkitteh]

It takes a human to set such an animal loose. Personally, I don't want to restrict either, as they are simply tools, and abused by shitty people.

that's not true. a dog can find a way to break out of its enclosure, and it's nobody's fault if it happens.

there's people that have been mauled by these things after spending years living with them happily. they just snap out of no where.

[Queen of Hamsters]

If we start banning and eradicating one, we'll eventually be left without dogs larger than cats.

I for one don't want to live in a world without Rottweilers and German Shepherds. And yes, both of them were part of the "cool breed to own and make dangerous"-crowd.

[Kujako]

Clearly they need to arm teachers with dogs, to stop all the dog attacks.

[Heladys]

The teachers clearly should have been armed with bigger dogs.

Edit: Dammit, Kujako!

[Machismo]

Right to bear dogs.

That looks awesome. You can get some pretty great bear arms off of them.

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that's not true. a dog can find a way to break out of its enclosure, and it's nobody's fault if it happens.

there's people that have been mauled by these things after spending years living with them happily. they just snap out of no where.

Of course it's someone's fault, whoever didn't properly contain the animal in the enclosure. Sure,a firearm cannot move on it's own, but you can properly secure an animal with minimal effort.

[Puupi]

I for one don't want to live in a world without Rottweilers and German Shepherds. And yes, both of them were part of the "cool breed to own and make dangerous"-crowd.

And Magda Goebbels didn't want to live in a world without national socialism.