UPDATE: Parent offering ride to Coal Tyee elementary students causes serious misunderstanding
Nov 13, 2018 | 4:07 PM
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NANAIMO — Police have confirmed a miscommunication led to concerns about a suspicious encounter with two Coal Tyee Elementary students on Tuesday morning.
Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW a parent, who recognized the students as friends of their own child, offered them a ride to school.
The students then went directly to school and informed a staff member about the encounter, which prompted a letter home to parents and an investigation by the Nanaimo RCMP.
After speaking to investigators, the parent apologized and recognized offering unsolicited rides to students isn’t appropriate behaviour.
