Bear Safety Tips Shared at Middle School

Teachers say school has seen an increase in bears on school campus.

Teachers at Hopatcong Middle School say they have been seeing an increase in bears on school property, and want to make the kids know how to react when they see them. That's why eighth-grade teacher Maureen Gallone gave a presentation on bear safety to the sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders on Wednesday to make sure they're aware of how to avoid contact with the mom and cub bears they have been seeing hanging out around the dumpsters. "Her presentation was very informative, and gave a lot of insight," language arts teacher Donald Dippel said. "I think it was a great way to 'wow' the kids to help them understand it a little better and what to do in a situation if they ever get put in a predicament." One of the pointers Gallone told the …

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