By Tim Binnall
An Ohio school district briefly entered into a lockdown after a misguided prankster dressed as Bigfoot was spotted roaming around on campus. The weird incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday morning at the Firelands Local School District in the community of Oberlin. Although a social media announcement about the situation simply stated that buildings had been locked down due to "an unknown visitor," online chatter quickly revealed that the interloper was of the 'cryptozoological' variety as several students captured video of what appeared to be Sasquatch outside. The school district subsequently confirmed the peculiar sighting, telling a local TV station that the unauthorized visitor was someone wearing a "menacing-looking Bigfoot" costume.
In a letter to parents wherein he detailed the day's odd lockdown, the district's superintendent observed that "while some people may make light of the situation, the fact remains that we cannot waiver from the side of safety." To that end, one resident responded to the school's post by lamenting that "back in the day everyone would've just laughed at the prank. Totally different world now, unfortunately." It is uncertain what ultimately became of the 'Bigfoot' that caused all the commotion, another person on the district's Facebook page amusingly mused that "I hope this teaches kids we can't be pranking schools as mythical creatures."