Katy ISD First Grader Leaves Campus After Mom Drops Him Off

FULSHEAR, TX — A 7-year old boy with special needs, wandered away from a Katy ISD elementary school after being dropped off by his mother on Monday morning.

Eneida Horatio said she walked her son and daughter to Randolph Elementary School from their Fulshear neighborhood, and dropped him off at one entrance, and then walked around the school to drop off her daughter.

Horatio told KTRK that she took a walk around the neighborhood lake on her way home, and when she got to her house, her son was waiting on their doorstep. (Want to get daily news updates and other events going on in your area? Sign up for the free Sugar Land Patch morning newsletter.)

Neighborhood video surveillance shows the 7-year old, who has autism, walking home by himself.

Horatio contacted Katy ISD about the incident and the district released a statement, which read in part:

"...Video surveillance shows that the student was dropped-off by foot, near the school entrance, though was not escorted to, or through the entrance by the parent. A specific drop-off site has since been discussed with the student's mother so that the student's arrival and entry into the building can be more closely monitored…”

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