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Internal Duval County Public Schools emails <\/p>\nJACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A second Jacksonville student was approached by a man in a vehicle, this time at an Oceanway Middle School bus stop. Internal Duval County Public Schools emails obtained by Action News Jax detail the incident, which happened near New Berlin Road and Hudson Grove Road.<\/p>\n
Internal Duval County Public Schools emails Internal Duval County Public Schools emails <\/p>\n
The student told officials the man was an unknown white male, about 50 to 60 years old, with a thin build and gray hair. She said he pulled up in a green pickup truck and asked if she wanted a ride.<\/p>\n
\u201cScary right concern as a father of three, and you know, a neighborhood full of kids; we have the Oceanway Sports Association right behind us it\u2019s kind of scary,\u201d Alan Hernandez said. Hernandez lives near the bus stop and coaches softball. He says the situation is shocking.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think us as parents, we need just to be watchful,\u201d Hernandez said.<\/p>\n
The internal email says the student declined the offer and reported that the man did not threaten or try to force her into the vehicle. She told officers he appeared intoxicated. The student\u2019s father yelled at the man to leave her alone, and the man drove off. The father then flagged down a Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office officer.<\/p>\n
The Oceanway Middle principal notified parents, writing that the student made the safe choice not to engage and that a vigilant adult stepped in to help.<\/p>\n
Their notice reads:<\/p>\n
Hello Oceanway Middle School Families,<\/p>\n
This is Principal Stansel reaching out with an important safety message. <\/p>\n
This morning, an unknown individual driving a green pickup truck reportedly approached a student at their bus stop and attempted to lure the student into their vehicle by offering them a ride. Thankfully, the student declined the offer, and an adult at the bus stop intervened. The individual then drove away. The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office and School Police were immediately notified. <\/p>\n
The safety and well-being of our students is one of our highest priorities. We are grateful that the student made the safe choice not to engage with the stranger and that a vigilant adult recognized the situation and took action to help keep the student safe. <\/p>\n
Your child\u2019s safety is important to us, and we encourage you to take a few moments to review the following Stranger Danger Safety Tips with them: <\/p>\n
\u2022 Use the buddy system and avoid walking anywhere alone, whenever you can.<\/p>\n
\u2022 If a stranger approaches you, you do not have to speak to him or her. Never approach a stranger in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Never go anywhere with someone you do not know, even if they offer you treats, toys, or pets.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Never walk off with a stranger no matter what he or she tells you.<\/p>\n
\u2022 If a stranger grabs you, do everything you can to stop him or her from pulling you away or dragging you into his or her car. Drop to the ground, kick, hit, bite, and scream.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Do whatever it takes to attract the attention of others who can help you. If someone is dragging you away, scream, \u201cthis is not my dad,\u201d or \u201cthis is not my mom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 If someone is following you, try to remember the license plate of the vehicle and immediately tell a trusted adult. <\/p>\n
Thank you for your continued support, as we work together to keep our students safe. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school. Thank you again.<\/p>\n
Best, Elizabeth StanselPrincipal<\/p>\n
Another internal email outlines a separate incident last week involving a Lonestar Elementary student<\/a>. It says an 80-year-old white man told the student to get into his van so he could give her a ride. He was detained, and the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n \u201cPlease say something if you saw the individual or if you know of anyone that\u2019s just trying to cause harm to kids, just report it,\u201d Hernandez said.<\/p>\n The email about the Oceanway incident says officers obtained no photos, videos or license plate information and found no evidence of a criminal offense, though the man\u2019s actions were considered suspicious.<\/p>\n DCPS says it is aware of the report and that JSO responded. JSO has not answered our questions about why the Oceanway middle school bus stop incident did not rise to a criminal offense.<\/p>\n >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A second Jacksonville student was approached by a man in a vehicle, this time at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[12797,982,643,34435,157781,7840,1040,32582,157779,969,116,118,117,58888,103295,1872,157783,634,157782,14141,27694,16190,157778,157777,157780,531,4825,51459],"class_list":["post-395849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-action_new_jacks","tag-action_news","tag-action_news_jack","tag-action_news_shacks","tag-alan_hernandez","tag-ben_becker","tag-dcps","tag-duval_county_public_schools","tag-hudson_grove","tag-jack","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-jasmine","tag-jasmine_butler","tag-jso","tag-live_in_ocean_way","tag-local","tag-lone_star_elementary_school","tag-middle_school","tag-new_berlin_road","tag-ocean","tag-ocean_way_middle","tag-ocean_way_middle_school","tag-ocean_way_sports_association","tag-school","tag-way","tag-yona_gvino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}