Emergency officials have confirmed a bat found Aug. 29 at Carpenter Hill Elementary near Buda tested positive for rabies, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release.
Authorities responded to the campus for a call of a dead bat located under a basketball hoop near the eastern parking lot. According to the release, no human contact was made with the animal. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD chief communications specialist, said a custodian discovered the dead bat.
However, the bat was examined by the Department of State Health Services and tested positive for the rabies virus.
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