A mother said her son’s first weeks at a traditional school went wrong twice within days, per a TikTok video posted by Faith (@mamafaith114).
Faith said the first problem sent her first-grader home in dried, soiled clothes. She said the second left her waiting at a bus stop with no child in sight.
The video opened with the line “The school lost my kid.” Faith did not identify the school or its location and the reference material included no statement from the school or district.
Mom Said Her Son Started First Grade After Homeschooling
The mother said her son was homeschooled until this school year, when he started first grade. First grade was his first time in a school setting outside the home.
She said that during the first week, he “didn’t really want to talk about it.” “That should have been my first red flag,” she said.
Mother Said He Was Denied a Potty Break
The mother said that at the end of the second week, her son was denied a bathroom break at school. She said, “He was denied a potty break, and then he peed in his pants and had to sit in it all day.”
She said he came home smelling like urine. “The urine was already all dried up, so he had been sitting in it long enough for it to dry,” the creator added.
TikTok User Said the Bus Stopped Blocks Away
The mother said that the following Monday, her son boarded the bus at the same stop as usual. She said she waited at the stop that afternoon with another mother.
She said every child got off the bus except her son and the bus stopped a couple of blocks from the usual stop and the children ran toward the waiting parents.
“She turns to me and looks at me and goes, ‘Where’s your baby?’ “And I start panicking. I’m like, ‘Good question. Where is my baby?’” she added.
Mother Said She Waited, Then Called 911
Faith said she asked a neighbor to watch her 3-year-old, who was asleep in a stroller and then phoned the school.
She said staff put her on hold while they reached transportation. They then told her that her son was still on the bus and that it should return in about 20 minutes.
Faith said no one arrived. “I called 911,” she said. By then, 30 minutes had passed. She also called her mother-in-law and texted her best friend.
“I am literally freaking out,” she said. She sat on the side of the road, crying, because she did not know where her son was.
Her son was dropped off almost an hour after his scheduled time, Faith said.
TikTok Creator Said She Pulled Him From School
The mother said she removed her son from the school after the incident. “I just pulled my kid out of school. I’m done,” she said.
The family planned to return to homeschooling. “We can homeschool. I will hire a tutor. I do not care,” she said.
What Commenters Reacted to the Video
One commenter wrote, “This is a form of neglect I would suggest to get a lawyer.”
Another commenter asked, “How are you going to deny a 1st grader a potty break…???”
A third commenter wrote, “My little brother also got lost by the school two years ago.” The commenter described a similar incident involving a wrong bus.
