Two California schools were plunged into lockdown after a “confused” bear cub was spotted clinging to a tree outside, according to officials. The incident unfolded on Tuesday when the cub was seen climbing a pine tree near Crescenta Valley High School in Los Angeles County.

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 little bear cub was spotted roaming at Crescenta Valley High School.

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.