Anca and Constantin turned up at the school to collect their five-year-old son, but were told he had gone missing
A mum says it was 'any mother's nightmare' when she turned up at school to collect her five-year-old son and was told he was missing. Anca Iacovuta and her partner Constantin went to pick up their son on Friday, September 29, but teachers told them he was not there.
Anca said: "I went to pick up as normal and the door of the classroom was closed so I went to the office. As a parent, you notice straight away if something is not okay. A teacher came out and said 'Please be calm but we think we've lost your son in the school or outside the school'. By 3.25pm, more than half an hour after leaving the school site, the youngster had managed to find his way home alone. He was spotted by a neighbour who took him to a different school, close to his home. Teachers from that school then took him back to the house and rang the camera doorbell, notifying Anca and Constantin.
"My son was put in danger but I feel that the finger is being pointed at my son. He's never done that before." "The pupil’s class teacher noticed that the pupil had not returned to the classroom after collecting their lunchbox from the trolley outside the classroom, ready to go home. This was around 2.50pm. The class teacher sent a teaching assistant to look for them in the toilets and other rooms that the pupil was familiar with.
"This is being treated as a serious safeguarding incident and was reported to the local authority, as well as the police, at the time. An internal investigation is ongoing to determine exactly what happened.
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