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A 6-year-old particular wants woman was discovered strolling on the I-45 feeder highway final week in Houston, Texas, after she was allegedly put within the unsuitable line after college.
Lantrip Elementary Faculty scholar, Serenity Polk, was strolling on the busy strip of highway on Thursday when a homeless man observed her by herself, in keeping with FOX 26 Houston. The person acknowledged the woman was misplaced and reportedly known as her college after seeing it was named on her shirt.
The woman’s mom, Mercedes Polk, mentioned her daughter, who’s deaf in each ears, was crying and screaming by the point she was notified of her whereabouts.
“A homeless man that holds the signal proper there on Cullen and I-45 discovered my daughter,” Polk advised FOX 26. “He contacted the varsity. The varsity went to go get her. She would not get within the automobile with them. So the varsity contacted the police. She would not get within the automobile with the police and that is after they known as me. All that point I believed my daughter was within the college constructing.”
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Lantrip Elementary Faculty scholar, Serenity Polk, was discovered strolling on a busy highway final week when a homeless man observed her by herself and known as the varsity named on her shirt. (Lantrip Elementary)
Polk arrived on the elementary college, which is within the Houston Unbiased Faculty District, to choose up her daughter on Thursday when she realized she was lacking.
“The academics saved giving me excuses that they have been searching for her throughout the college,” Polk mentioned. “They have been saying she is likely to be on the playground. She is likely to be within the toilet, however it was over an hour. So I began freaking out much more.”
Serenity, who’s a automobile rider, was mistakenly launched from college as a walker and put within the unsuitable line.
“The walkers have a crimson badge. The automobile riders have white badges,” Polk mentioned. “I used to be considering, ‘I simply misplaced my husband, now I am about to lose my little one.’ I did not know if she was raped, murdered, kidnapped, hit by a automobile.”
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Houston police mentioned Lantrip Elementary officers advised them a substitute instructor positioned the 6-year-old woman within the walkers line as an alternative of the automobile riders line. (Lantrip Elementary)
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Polk mentioned she was advised her daughter ended up a mile away from the varsity on the busy I-45 feeder highway.
The Houston Police Division mentioned college officers advised them a substitute instructor positioned Serenity within the unsuitable line.
“My fears are this might occur to a different little one. My little one might have died,” Polk mentioned.
Baby Protecting Companies mentioned it’s investigating the incident.
