Bear cub spotted in tree outside school forces California students to shelter in place - The bear cub and its mother were later seen running off ‘toward the foothills’

Multiple agencies were monitoring an adolescent cub as it sat in a tree in front of Crescenta Valley High School, unable to compel the creature to go home.

Two La Crescenta schools were placed on a brief shelter in place order on Tuesday when a bear cub was spotted in a tree near their campuses.

For one day only, “the bear ate my homework” might be an acceptable excuse for students at a Los Angeles-area high school. An unlikely visitor showed up to Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday in the form of a bear cub.

A bear cub was spotted hanging out in a tree near Crescenta Valley High School. Police have cleared out the area to give the bear a chance to climb down and reunite with its mother.

A bear cub was spotted in a tree near a La Crescenta school on Tuesday afternoon. The cub is in a tree near Crescenta High School at 2900 Community Avenue, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.