The Sinton Police Department is investigating last week’s incident involving an 8-year-old non-verbal student who left school and was found on a busy roadway.
Xavier Perez left Sinton Elementary sometime Thursday afternoon. Perez’ mother, Jaime Perez, said the school’s interim principal told her staff members last saw her son in the gym during a physical education class.
Around 1:10 p.m., Xavier was captured by someone’s Blink camera wandering down the 600 block of East Merriman Street, a block away from the school.
About 20 minutes later, Xavier was found on the 600 block of East Sinton Street, which is one of the town’s busiest roadways, according to Sinton Police.
Soon after, Sinton ISD placed the employees involved in the incident on administrative leave pending an investigation.
Perez said those employees include a teacher and two paraprofessionals…