Parents have been left frightened after being warned that a creepy stranger tried to get child in his car by telling them that ‘mum sent me’.
The school has now issued a warning after it was reported that a man approached a child and attempted to lure them into his car.
They have also urged parents to go through the agreed safety and travel procedures with their children.
The terrified youngster was approached in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall, as the school has now notified parents and carers of the incident.
Bodmin College said that the police notified staff so that parents could be warned, report Cornwall Live.
Following this report, parents and carers, as well as the school staff and children, have been urged to be vigilant.
They have also advised parents to remind their children about safety and travel procedures.
According to the school, a mysterious man attempted to get a child into his car, and claimed that the mum sent him to pick the child up.
It's unclear where the incident happened, but Bodmin College is located on Lostwithiel Road, near the town centre.
Bodmin College issued a message to parents, which reads: "The police have notified us that they have received a report of a male approaching a child in the Bodmin area and asking them to get into their car.
"The male claimed to have been sent by the child’s mum to pick the child up. Please be vigilant to this and remind your child of your agreed safety and travel procedures."
A spokesperson from Devon and Cornwall Police told The Mirror: "Police have received a report of a male behaving suspiciously near Bodmin Community College yesterday afternoon.
"It was reported that a man in a car spoke to a girl and asked her to get into the car. She made her way safely away and the matter was reported to police and the school.
"Officers have carried out enquiries today - this is being treated as an isolated incident and no further reports have been received at this time."
