MISSING LAD!!!!!!! AGED JUST YRS

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A wee lad near our home has been missing since 8.30 yesterday morning!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been on the news all day
police have had helicopters up too.

poor lad was dropped of at school yesterday at 8.30 but never went in.

Can't imagine what his family are going through but PLEASE!!!!!! if there is a god make him be found safe and well

Just wanted to send loads of love and support to the family.

Is this the lad you were referring to? Very sad whoever's child it is.

Thats him Freckle. I think that photo will haunt me forever. Poor lad.

It was only a few miles from where I live.

And they wonder why mothers decide to drive their children to the school gates. I bet his mum is wishing she'd dropped him at school rather than near it.

I agree Freckle.

I sooooooo hope and pray this wee lad did not suffer.

this world is sooooooo evil. police have been at all schools in the area today.

ds was going to nursery and asked the officer if the helicopter found the boy

we told him last night that he had died but maybe not registered right now

the school my ds has just left would call childrens' parents if the they hadnt turned into school by 9.15 or hadnt been contacted by the parents to explain sickness or other absence - do any other schools do this?

jampots - secondary school I worked at did that too. e had a member of staff dedicated to that roll. She would use the registers and go through them and would then phone round any parents who hadn't already called to explain the child's absense. And she had a bike to cycle round to places if necessary.

i think its a fab idea myself

I agree, although some parents didn't like it and felt it was obtrusive and unnecessary. But when you see things like this it makes you realise that it doesn't matter - the child's safety is more important.

i did supply at a secondary school that had electronic registers, they automatically texted parents if their children didn't turn up to any session during the day. great idea

A secondary school near to rory's does call/text parents if a child fails to register.

As it is a secondary school though all the kids have to do is attend registration and they leave. they have that many subjects it's not picked up on if they miss a certain class

lads body has just been taken away-well around 30 mins ago- from the woods

Now the devastation for his family in identifying him

RIP wee man -god i keep saying this but please i hope he did not suffer

• they've confirmed the body found is definitely him

here

This is just so sad - my heart goes out to the faily - my ds1 and this little boy share the same first name. I can't imagine the pain they will be feeling right now.

Now its a murder enquiry.

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At my kids' primary it wasn't required that you ring if they were off (although many parents did) - only that you sent a note in when they returned.

Maybe after this it will become compulsory - it would be a good thing.

Although who knows how long it would have taken before the school rang to check in this instance?

beety, they insist on a phone call from parents at both my boy's schools too, we're in Worcestershire, so deffo not just a London thing.

When I was at school my sister 'dogged' school for 3 MONTHS before the school pulled me into the office and asked how she was?!?!?!?!?

they found thr poor lad hes dead{sad}

so very I hope they catch the murderer quickly.

His mum dropped him off near an underpass - picture of it here - the piece says that people are now reporting strangers hanging around in the area.

Poor woman. Can you imagine the "if onlies"

sorry but I wouldn't walk under there!