Cow Gets Loose on Suburban Chicago Streets in High School Prank Gone Wrong

A cow escapes from a senior prank gone wrong outside Chicago.Photo: cbs chicago

Well, that was a mis-steak.

On Thursday morning, students at Northridge Preparatory School in Niles, Illinois, attempted a senior prank in which they brought live animals to school. However, one cow had a different idea.

According to CBS 2, the animal escaped around 3 a.m., running free on the streets of the Chicago suburb as students chased it.

According to CBS 2, no one was injured in the incident.

The release adds that Northridge is conducting an internal investigation, and school administrators “refused” to pursue criminal charges, though the school is “managing the cleanup and removal of any animals within the school.”

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The senior class students involved in the incident were issued Village of Niles ordinance citations including curfew violation, disorderly conduct, animal feces accumulation-not permitted and prohibited animal species.

Joseph Egan, director of admissions at Northridge, told PEOPLE in a statement that students at the all-boys school are “in the process of contacting the police department, city officials and local residents to apologize for this incident,” adding, “we apologize to the local community for any inconvenience this event may have caused and will work internally to find resolution and accountability.”

source: people.com