Teacher's surprise discovery in student's backpack

Teachers need to be prepared for anything - but two US women were shocked by what they discovered in one child's backpack after hearing strange noises coming from it.

"While the kids were at gym, my co-teacher and I were working silently on computers. We heard scratching sounds over and over so we had to investigate all the backpacks," one teacher explained in a video posted to TikTok.

The teachers carefully searched the backpacks, taking out lunchboxes and exploring pockets, until they finally found the source of the sound hiding in the back pocket of a red backpack.

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"He told me about this turtle today but I didn't know it was in his backpack... he talked about it for like half an hour," said another teacher as the turtle was being removed from the backpack.

"Just when I thought teaching through a pandemic couldn't get any more hectic…" the teacher remarked.

Commenters were in stiches over the hilarious incident.

"Meanwhile mum is back at home freaking out trying to figure out what she's going to tell her kid because she can't find the turtle," said one commenter.

"My child will do this one day. I just know it," said one parent.

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"The fact that he just threw that in his back pack like okay yup pencil, lunch, toy, turtle, ready to go!" wrote another.

"Kids will tell you the god honest truth like YEAH ALRIGHT then there's really a turtle in their backpacks," said one commenter in disbelief.

"I'd like to see the parent's reactions to the school letter stating Please check your child's bags for live pets before sending them to school!'" said another.

Apparently this is not an uncommon occurrence, with other teachers weighing in with their experiences in the comments.

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"We had a student bring a rabbit to school...come to find out it was the neighbour's rabbit," said one teacher.

"Had a girl bring a cat in a clear backpack! Poor thing was all squished against the plastic! Don't know how she made it past everyone!" added another.

"I'll do you one better - my student found an adult chicken at the bus stop, put it in his backpack, HAD IT IN THERE ALL DAY and took it home," one teacher wrote.