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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 father | We felt sick thinking about what could have happened to him Robert Morse, Ieuan's father |
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." |
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