WOODBRIDGE, VA – Two Prince William County Public Schools employees have been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a five-year-old child in their care left school property and was seen by community members in a nearby road, police say.
According to the Prince William County Police Department, officers responded to a report of a child leaving school grounds on Oct. 7 around 2:13 p.m.
Police said two employees at Occoquan Elementary School in Woodbridge were on the playground and tasked with watching students when a five-year-old boy climbed over a fence, left school property and ran across Old Bridge Road, which borders school grounds.
A police representative told Patch that people saw the child in the road and called them.
School staff found the child unharmed and brought him back to school.
The two staff members, Maira Rehan, 36, of Woodbridge, and Kristina Forgas, 28, of Stafford, were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Forgas is described as a teacher of students with autism. Rehan is not listed in the staff directory.
Patch has contacted the school and school district for comment.
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