When my oldest son was in school, there was another boy there with the same name. I was the cafeteria manager so when he didn't show up at lunch (he never missed a meal) I was concerned and went asked one of his teachers if he had attended her class that day, she said he was absent from her class. They had had MY son listed in the other boys homeroom on the absent list so nobody realized MY son was absent and nobody missed him either.

I called home, he was there and was sick but said he would be ok...NOT!!!!! He ended up in ER needing surgery. His appendix has ruptured!

But the schools mistake didn't endanger my son like your schools mistake. Put him off where he don't live and tell him to catch a bus that don't exsist? OOoooooooo, they wouldn't have like me after I got through with telling them what I thought about that!!!