EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — KFOX14/CBS4 looked into the Ysleta independent school district’s safety protocols and campus response procedures after an 8-year-old student with autism was able to leave school supervision and walk nearly two miles home unnoticed.
The incident happened January 9 at Desertaire Elementary School and has raised concerns about how districts handle student elopement — a term used when a child leaves supervision unexpectedly.
Ysleta Independent School District officials say there is no single district-wide response plan when a student leaves supervision — a situation known as elopement…