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Boy, 4, lost on first school day Boy, 4, lost on first school day
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A four-year-old boy going to school for the first time wandered away after getting off the bus, and was found by police half-a-mile away.A four-year-old boy going to school for the first time wandered away after getting off the bus, and was found by police half-a-mile away.
Ieuan Morse got off the bus outside Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr in Bridgend, and his parents say he ran across a busy four-lane road.Ieuan Morse got off the bus outside Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr in Bridgend, and his parents say he ran across a busy four-lane road.
His "shocked" parents called for extra measures to be put in place to help ensure children reach school safely.His "shocked" parents called for extra measures to be put in place to help ensure children reach school safely.
Bridgend council said more staff had been put at entrances of the school.Bridgend council said more staff had been put at entrances of the school.
Ieuan - who was put on the bus by his father with his two elder sisters, aged seven and five - was brought home by police at 1000 BST.Ieuan - who was put on the bus by his father with his two elder sisters, aged seven and five - was brought home by police at 1000 BST.
We felt sick thinking about what could have happened to him Robert Morse, Ieuan's fatherWe felt sick thinking about what could have happened to him Robert Morse, Ieuan's father
His mother, Rebecca Morse, 29, said: "We couldn't believe it. Anything could have happened to him when he wandered off. His mother, Rebecca Williams, 29, said: "We couldn't believe it. Anything could have happened to him when he wandered off.
"He was very excited about his first day and wanted to go on the school bus with all the other children. We were just speechless when police turned up with him.""He was very excited about his first day and wanted to go on the school bus with all the other children. We were just speechless when police turned up with him."
His father, Robert Morse, 28, said: "They came to the door and wanted to know why Ieuan was left by himself.His father, Robert Morse, 28, said: "They came to the door and wanted to know why Ieuan was left by himself.
"I was shocked because I put him on the school bus myself. We felt sick thinking about what could have happened to him.""I was shocked because I put him on the school bus myself. We felt sick thinking about what could have happened to him."
Ieuan was spotted by a lollipop lady who saw him running across the four-lane road that links Bridgend town centre to the M4.Ieuan was spotted by a lollipop lady who saw him running across the four-lane road that links Bridgend town centre to the M4.
She alerted South Wales Police, who found Ieuan and took him back to his parents at their home in Wildmill, Bridgend.She alerted South Wales Police, who found Ieuan and took him back to his parents at their home in Wildmill, Bridgend.
Mr Morse said: "That lollipop lady deserves an award for what she did.Mr Morse said: "That lollipop lady deserves an award for what she did.
"It is disgusting what has happened and measures should be in place to make sure the children get off the bus properly especially when it is all new to them."It is disgusting what has happened and measures should be in place to make sure the children get off the bus properly especially when it is all new to them.
'Very dangerous''Very dangerous'
"Health and safety guidelines need to be in place that are made clear for every school. Nothing is more important than the safety of our children.""Health and safety guidelines need to be in place that are made clear for every school. Nothing is more important than the safety of our children."
Lollipop lady June Price, who was working at a neighbouring school, said she spotted a young boy and saw him crossing a dangerous road.Lollipop lady June Price, who was working at a neighbouring school, said she spotted a young boy and saw him crossing a dangerous road.
Mrs Price said: "The light was red but I saw him run across the road, he just got across in the nick of time before it turned green.Mrs Price said: "The light was red but I saw him run across the road, he just got across in the nick of time before it turned green.
"It's a very dangerous, busy road. I raised the alarm because I could see something was wrong.""It's a very dangerous, busy road. I raised the alarm because I could see something was wrong."
A Bridgend council spokesman said it was standard procedure for escorts on the school bus to make sure pupils were in the school premises before the bus left.A Bridgend council spokesman said it was standard procedure for escorts on the school bus to make sure pupils were in the school premises before the bus left.
He said: "School staff are on duty at the school gates to oversee the pupils as they arrive.He said: "School staff are on duty at the school gates to oversee the pupils as they arrive.
"The LEA [local education authority] will be looking into the matter to establish the circumstances surrounding what happened."The LEA [local education authority] will be looking into the matter to establish the circumstances surrounding what happened.
"In the meantime, extra staff have been placed at the entrances into the school to ensure that all pupils enter the premises in the appropriate manner.""In the meantime, extra staff have been placed at the entrances into the school to ensure that all pupils enter the premises in the appropriate manner."