Education

6-year-old found two miles from Metcalfe Elementary after dismissal error

A first grader was wrongly released from Metcalfe Elementary on Tuesday and walked approximately two miles before being found near Mount Carmel Church by a school cafeteria worker. The boy’s grandmother had arrived to pick him up and was told he had been sent to an on-campus program, but when staff could not locate him, police were called. His mother, Imari Scott, said the route her son traveled included crossing multiple streets through what she described as a dangerous neighborhood, and she stated she is withdrawing him from the school.

Sources: WCJB TV20