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Baby goat escapes yard, visits elementary school in New York
Police in New York wrangled the runaway kid after it chased students around the playground; no word yet on whether it passed the safety drill.
On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday ShowPublished
At a glance
- First reported by UPI: “Baby goat escapes yard, visits elementary school in New York”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:35 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: New York.
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What BBN said about it
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, the one we teased: a baby goat got out of its yard and showed up on a New York elementary school playground, where it chased students until police wrangled it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPolice wrangled it. Somewhere an officer has a goat in the report under suspect.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPlease tell me he got recess.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe got the best attendance record in the whole school.
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