Clendon Park School deputy principal Dudley Adams issued a letter to parents and students yesterday after the alleged incident.
The letter said the student involved is safe and is being supported.
“We want to make you aware that a student at our school reported being approached by an unknown adult outside of school.”
A report was made to police and they are making inquiries in the area, police said.
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This comes after another attempted abduction near a Manurewa school in May.
It was “every parent’s worst nightmare and every principal’s dread”, Rowandale School principal Karl Vasau told RNZ regarding the May incident.
The 9-year-old boy has a very supportive family, and it was his first day walking home alone when the incident took place.
The boy was targeted by a man who tried to force him into a white sedan about 3.05pm, his family said on social media.
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