A Milwaukee teacher investigation is underway after a mother alleged a former teacher helped her teenage son leave home without permission, raising concerns about student safety and parental authority.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee mother is raising alarm after a former teacher allegedly helped her teenage son leave home multiple times without her knowledge, sparking a police investigation and raising questions about child safety and school accountability.
Vannatyie Binion says her 15-year-old son, Aveyon Binion, ran away several times, sometimes with the involvement of Emily Ernest, a Lancaster Elementary School teacher and Aveyon’s former teacher, who she claims repeatedly misrepresented her son’s whereabouts. “I never had a problem with anyone stepping in if he was truly unsafe,” Binion said. “But the way this was handled, with lies and secret plans, was completely wrong.”
According to Milwaukee police, Aveyon was reported missing after leaving his home near 62nd and Stark on Feb. 28. Authorities initially said he was not considered critically missing, but Binion said she remained deeply concerned about his safety…