FRYEBURG, Maine — An MSAD 72 elementary school student who was being transported to an out-of-district placement school by a substitute van driver went missing for several frantic hours on Wednesday morning but eventually turned up safely. The school superintendent said the situation is concerning and that the transportation company will no longer be used.
MSAD 72 covers the Maine towns of Fryeburg, Denmark, Sweden, Lovell, Stoneham and Stow, as well as Chatham.
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