A PAINFUL LESSON FOR SIX POLK MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE'S SOUTH VALLEY. EARLIER THIS WEEK THEY FOUND A LIVE BAT ON CAMPUS AND TOOK IT TO THEIR CLASSROOM. NOW THEY'RE SCHEDULED FOR A SERIES OF FOUR RABIES SHOTS EACH, TO BE ADMINISTERED OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
MEANWHILE, APS HAS SENT HOME A LETTER TO PARENTS, ADVISING THEM TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT BATS … THAT THEY CAN CARRY RABIES AND IF THEY TOUCH THE BATS, THEY'LL NEED RABIES SHOTS, AS A PRECAUTION.
THE STUDENTS' TEACHER AT POLK MID SCHOOL SENT THE BAT OFF FOR TESTING.
