The Brief
- A 6-year-old girl was mistakenly released from George Kilpatrick Elementary School as a walker, despite being registered as a car rider, leading to a distressing situation for her family.
- A good Samaritan found the child walking along a busy road and safely returned her to the school, highlighting community involvement in ensuring student safety.
- The family is considering removing their daughter from the school’s dual language magnet program due to repeated transportation mix-ups and the anxiety caused by the incident.
JONESBORO, Ga. – A Jonesboro family says their first day of school turned into a nightmare after their 6-year-old daughter was mistakenly released from George Kilpatrick Elementary School to walk home alone, despite being registered as a car rider.
Elementary school lost daughter, family says
What they’re saying:
Reginald Carroll said he was waiting in the car rider line on Monday afternoon when he realized something was wrong.
“I sat in the back of the car rider line for about five minutes and realized they lost her. They told me they put the walker sticker on her, so that was alarming there,” Carroll said.…