Schools
Stafford Woman Charged After 5-Year-Old Student Spotted Running In Road
Two elementary school staff have been criminally charged after a child in their care left school grounds.
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.
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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.
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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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