Overview
- Surveillance video released by the school shows the deer sliding across the cafeteria as a few people moved out of its path.
- The crash occurred around 7:20 a.m. while cafeteria employees were preparing to serve breakfast to students.
- School staff, working with the Amherst Police Department, barricaded the space and guided the deer onto the stage before directing it out a back door.
- Officials reported no significant injuries or additional damage, and the school provided breakfast during first period to accommodate the disruption.
- Principal Andrew Hoffman commended students for their maturity and care for one another during the incident.