MIRAMAR, Fla. – Miramar police were called to reports of a 6-year-old boy missing from his elementary school Tuesday afternoon, but it turns out he was found safe after boarding the wrong bus.
A Broward County Public Schools representative told Local 10 News that the boy was accidentally placed on a private school bus from Sea Castle Elementary School to be taken to an aftercare program.
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The representative said employees realized that the child was not one of their students and notified the elementary school.
The boy was taken back to Sea Castle Elementary School.
Miramar police spokeswoman Tania Rues said the bus driver is new and didn't realize that the child was not supposed to board the bus.
The school district representative said that the child's whereabouts were unknown for a brief time, but claimed that the boy was never in danger.
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