PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- A Florida school district said an unusual passenger was found in a student's backpack. In a Facebook post, Bay County School District officials said they found a bearded dragon in the middle school student's backpack Monday. The school said they put the reptile in a box until an adult could take him home. The student said they brought the lizard, named Jango, to school because they didn't want him to be sad home alone all day.
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