DELRAY BEACH, FL. (THECOUNT) — Video circulating on social media shows a rat roaming inside a snack vending machine at a Palm Beach County school.
Delray, Florida mother, Latoya Johnson says her daughter shot the footage at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach.
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The video shows a rat climbing around inside a vending machine and coming in contact with packaged food.
The Palm Beach County School District confirms the incident happened at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach on Tuesday.
“The vending machine company will need to address the machine issues,” a school district spokesperson said in a statement to WPTV. source
A district spokesperson says the principal was immediately made aware and the vending machine was locked so students couldn’t use it. The vending machine company was called right away and an emergency work order for an exterminator was placed, according to the district.
An exterminator was seen arriving at the school later that day.
Delray Beach is a small city on Florida’s southeast coast. The Pineapple Grove Arts District is dotted with public art and galleries. Nearby, Cornell Art Museum displays contemporary works. The lakeside Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens offers tea ceremonies, calligraphy workshops and serene outdoor spaces. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is a park featuring a raised boardwalk with views of birds, turtles and alligators, according to wikipedia.