Students at a Massachusetts elementary school got a surprise day off on Friday after a skunk snuck in overnight and sprayed inside a classroom.

Fitchburg Public Schools said in a statement that they received a call at 1:30 a.m. about an incident at McKay Elementary School. A skunk had entered the building, made its way into a classroom and sprayed.

"Last night, McKay Elementary had an unexpected visitor… a skunk found its way into the building and, unfortunately, left its mark in one of the classrooms," Fitchburg Mayor Sam Squailia said on Facebook.

When staff arrived to investigate, they confirmed that the skunk was contained to one classroom but had indeed sprayed. Out of an abundance of caution and to ensure the health and safety of students and staff, school officials made the dec

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