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Bronx mother asks public for help to find missing autistic 15-year-old son

Zoraida Ramirez told News 12 the school faculty at PS17X lost sight of her son on the way out during dismissal.

Valerie Ryan

Oct 6, 2023, 5:23 PM

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Jason Ramirez, 15, has been missing since Wednesday afternoon after his mother received a phone call that he never got on the school bus at the end of the day.

Zoraida Ramirez told News 12 the school faculty at PS17X lost sight of her son on the way out during dismissal.

Ramirez says her son is autistic and that this type of behavior is very unlike him. She says she misses him and his goofy, loving self.

Ramirez has contacted police and is putting up flyers around the Bronx to help find her son. She is asking for the help of others in finding him.

Anyone with information regarding Jason Ramirez's whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1800-577 -TIPS.

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