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AIBU to be wary of helping this little girl?

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whatsupsis · 09/10/2025 14:45

On Monday we had an email from school regarding an incident they had been made aware of by the police. A year 8 girl waking to school was stopped by a woman in a car and the girl panicked before the woman spoke to her. She ran to a local shop and called the police. Reports in the local media later that evening asking for witnesses. School said in the email they do not know what the woman’s intention was but asking us to talk to kids about stranger danger.

im at school now. The SEN kids get out an hour earlier than the rest of the school. They have all gone home in their taxis or been met except for one little girl. I’d say year 8 or 9. She’s walking u and down the front of the school and looks terrified or close to tears. I know she wi have ASD or something similar so is probably really frightened. I’ve phoned in to tell the receptionist but so far no one has turned up to help her.
Im really wary of asking her does she need help. What would you do? AIBU to just watch from afar? Should I approach and try to help her?

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Chiseltip · 09/10/2025 14:56

Let me get this right.

A child ran into a shop and called the police because she thought that a woman was going to speak to her?

The police presumably attended this and on the basis of nothing happening what so ever, have put out an appeal on the local news for witnesses to this non event?

The school have also put out a statement in response to this non event?

Now, you have seen a child on theor own outside the school and are wondering if you should check on their welfare?

This is all very strange.

Nothing happened. The child ran away before anything was said or any action was observed. Yet everyone, the school, the police and local media are acting as if something did happen.

I'd just leave before you get arrested. You haven't done anything either but apparently that's not important where you are.

Did this really happen?

Ablondiebutagoody · 09/10/2025 14:55

Ask her if she needs some help

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