Mom's fury as school fails to tell her daughter was bitten by a bat

NEW YORK -- The mother of a  girl from Long Island is furious after her daughter was bitten by a bat whilst at school.

Jessica Wetherell who is 8 says the attack occurred in the bathroom of Nokomis Elementary school in Holbrook.

Her school in Suffolk County has been investigating, but the girls mother, Gina Wetherell, is disturbed by the fact the school tried to keep the attack a secret.

Daughter, Jessica, says the bat flew straight at her as she was in the girls' bathroom.

‘I opened the stall but it went straight into my face, flew that way and then flew up,’ Jessica said.

‘When I first called the principle just told me. No, there are no bats here. It couldn't have happened here it must have happened on the playground. It didn't happen here,' said Gina Wetherell, Jessica's mother.

When Gina found out about the attack, she rushed home to take her daughter to the emergency room.

'Had it been rabid, by the time you show symptoms it’s untreatable. It’s scary,' she said.

One parent had taken video of a bat flying around the Sachem Public Library across the street from the school last month and there had been rumours of a bat in the boys bathroom.

The superintendent says they have brought in a professional to look for evidence of bats however nothing has been uncovered.

Jessica’s mother says she is meeting with a lawyer but has said that she hasn’t decided whether or not to pursue legal action against the school.

One parent had taken video of a bat flying around the Sachem Public Library across the street from the school last month and there had been rumours of a bat in the boys bathroom.

The superintendent says they have brought in a professional to look for evidence of bats however nothing has been uncovered.

Jessica’s mother says she is meeting with a lawyer but has said that she hasn’t decided whether or not to pursue legal action against the school.

(Daily Mail - Oct 4, 2013)