Relief as missing children on first day of school reunite with families

THE excitement surrounding the first day of school quickly turned into distress for some families in Durban amid reports of first-time school-going children going missing.However, there was relief as the children were later safely reunited with their families.On Wednesday, a four-year-old Grade R pupil from Everest Heights Primary in Verulam went missing after mistakenly boarding the wrong scholar transport vehicle.Fortunately, the driver noticed and contacted Reaction Unit SA for assistance and the child was reunited with his family.Prem Balram, spokesperson for RUSA, said: “We deal…