KENOSHA — Two elementary school students reported to school officials that they had been approached by a suspicious vehicle Wednesday afternoon. Officials are now saying it was "just a misunderstanding."
Officials said the people in their van were actually parents of students at the school and were attempting to contact them.
"We waved at him," said Sergio Barrientos, the parent who saw their own son on the playground at lunch and waved at him. "A lot of the other kids around the neighborhood that attend here, they know us, they call us by name and a lot of the other kids that didn't know us were under the impression of something else."
Barrientos lives across the street from the school and were in what was initially considered as a "suspicious vehicle."
"The good news is the kids are on top of things," said Barrientos. "In the end, you've got to laugh a little about it but stay serious about what really lies out there."
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Kenosha police said the Forest Park Elementary School students were approached during their afternoon recess period by a maroon minivan. The children told officials that the minivan was being driven by woman and a man was sitting in the passenger seat.
The children said the van pulled over about 10 feet away from them and the man called out "come to us."
The children ran away from the van and reported the incident to a teacher.
Officials said the people in their van were actually parents of students at the school and were attempting to contact them.
