A young Chicagoland boy with special needs was left abandoned and scared while his middle school was immersed in anti-ICE protests.

Richard, 11, had followed fellow students out of Dundee Middle School when it appeared that he couldn’t keep up.

“I don’t feel safe. I’m just scared to go back,” Richard told local ABC 7 News after he ended up alone and miles away near an extremely busy intersection at Rt 72 (Higgins Rd) and Randall Road.

Richard started to panic and called his mom, Alexa Blasdell, to pick him up.

Blasdell said that she had no idea her son with a federally protected disability plan had even left school. It reportedly took her 10 minutes to reach her child.

“It’s not right, because my kid is supposed to be safe at school,” she said.

🚨 WATCH: An 11-year-old boy with a federally protected disability plan was left behind during an ICE protest at his school and wandered alone onto a busy highway.

Schools failed their duty. Political chaos is putting innocent children at risk.pic.twitter.com/Yb8mLpZGBX

— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) February 20, 2026

Richard’s disturbing story is one of many as schools across the nation take part in one-sided political activism.

Plenty of fed-up X users weighed in on the latest saga:

Imagine being so brainwashed by anti-ICE propaganda that you lose track of a special needs kid on a highway.

This is why we say enough. Close the border, fix the schools.

— Justice 🇺🇸 (@DeportFAFO) February 20, 2026

No more tax dollars to schools that participate in this. School administrators along with county officials should be sued

— David Burns (@rodeostock) February 20, 2026

Someone help this family sue that school district. Without examples, this is going to continue. These poor children are being used as pawns.

— CATruthseeker (@CTruthseek95856) February 20, 2026

Sending this to my kids’ schools today — this is about parental rights. Schools do not get to expose our children to political agendas during the school day. The walkout contagion spreading across this country stops with us.

Copy, customize, and send to your principal — CC your…

— Jake (@JakeCan72) February 20, 2026

Every one of these schools allowing or promoting this should be sued along with firing Administrators, principals, teachers. These kids don’t even understand the complexity of the situation. They are putting kids in danger.

— LindaRN (@LindaG_RN) February 20, 2026

Why are young middle school kids involved in an ICE walkout anyway? Aren’t they in school to learn??

— Leezalotte (@leezalotte) February 20, 2026

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