ATLANTA — UPDATE: The child has been found, police confirm.
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Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old who was last seen getting on his school bus but never made it home.
He was last seen boarding his bus at Young Middle School Tuesday morning, according to an Atlanta Police Department alert. He was leaving for school from his home on Bent Creek Way SW. His neighborhood is off Campbellton Road, not far from the Andrew & Walter Young Family YMCA.
The child's mother last heard about her son when a teacher called to say he got in trouble. He was told to leave class, APD's report reads.
The child was last seen wearing glasses, a gold shirt and blue pants. He stands 4-feet 10-inches tall and weighs around 90 pounds, police said.
Anyone who has seen the child or knows of his whereabouts are asked to call 911. People can also contact APD's special victim's unit at (404) 546-4260 or CrimeStoppers at (404) 577-TIPS (8477).
Police clarified Tuesday night that the case is now in the hands of Atlanta Public Schools Police.