OREM, Utah — It was a quiet Friday at Cherry Hill Elementary School in Orem. The gym was closed, and students were learning from home, all because the school was forced to deal with something they didn't expect.

“We did not have bats on our bingo card in Alpine School District this year," explained Alpine School District spokesperson Rich Stowell.

Yes, just in time for the spooky season, the school is facing a bat infestation.

On Tuesday, students found a dead bat on the playground, alerting school and district leaders that there may be more bats on the premises.

"So our facilities team came and investigated, and they did find some bats," Stowell said. "We don't know how many. There's been reports that there's 20-30 bats in the building, and they did find where they were nesting."

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