Jones left her job and drove frantically to her mom’s house in Minneapolis where Ashiya was supposed to be after school.

Ashiya attends a high five preschool program at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet. Instead of being dropped off at her normal stop at 62nd and Wentworth in Minneapolis, she was dropped off in Richfield.

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Jones said her daughter walked multiple blocks, then started knocking on doors.

"She said the woman let her in and then she called the police and reported her missing," she said.

Minneapolis Public Schools released a statement that reads in part: "We want to apologize to the family once again because we recognize how scary and unfortunate this situation was. An investigation is underway concerning the actions of the substitute driver who was assigned to the route."

Jones feels the situation was child neglect.

"I want the driver to be held accountable for it," she said.