Saint John boy goes home in T-shirt after school bolts locker closed [Video]

Molly Burgess knew something had happened to her 11-year-old son as soon as she saw him.

He had just arrived home from school and was visibly upset. His face was red and he burst into tears. She took him into her arms and realized he was very cold and wet. 

Mark had left school last Tuesday wearing only a T-shirt and his indoor shoes. His jacket, hat, winter boots and backpack were all left in his locker at Barnhill Memorial School, a middle school on Saint John’s west side. 

According to Environment Canada records, Saint John was experiencing freezing drizzle at the time, with a wind chill of –5. 

Mark, a Grade 6 student at Barnhill, told her that his locker had been bolted shut with everything inside. He thought he was in trouble and was too afraid to ask anyone at school before he went outside to wait for …