This story is a very serious situation with an unbelievable twist. It highlights the crucial importance of understanding procedure and listening to a student with concerns.
On Thursday afternoon, a 2nd grade student was picked up by an unknown man in a pickup truck. This man had just picked up another female student from the high school.
He was permitted to leave with her without any resistance from school officials.
The man drove the child to a home on 17th Street. The man then returned the child back to the elementary school.
Now, let’s rewind this situation and drill down on some key details.
In spite of the child telling the staff that she was in a latch-key program, the staff accidentally typed her number into the pickup system and sent her outside. This is she was spotted in this unfamiliar situation.
SCDN has been informed that the teen girl was a friend of the child’s brother and noticed the child outside. She asked her ride to stop over there to pick her up. When they arrived at the child’s home, nobody was there. The duo returned the child to the school.
Let’s summarize this report. The Elementary School allowed an unknown man driving an unknown truck with another unknown female to pick up their little girl who wasn’t even supposed to be outside.
Now for the mind-blowing twist. Beth Born, the school principal, reportedly reprimanded the parents and advised them to educate their child about leaving with strangers.
Our source tells us that the family has now filed an official complaint against the school with the Department of Education. Over the weekend, we held off on publishing this story so they could consider the situation and respond as they deemed necessary.
SCDN will continue to follow this story and update as new details emerge from the likely investigation.
