NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The start of the school week was a frightening one for a 5-year-old after he was left wandering alone after school.

Extra eyes were on 5-year-old Zontrail Brinson as he returned to class on Thursday after his family says a mistake at his school put him in danger.

“It’s scary, I wouldn’t want to be alone by myself you know nonverbal,” said Rosalind Derrick, Zontrail’s grandmother.

Derrick told WSMV that Zontrail, who has autism and is nonverbal, is supposed to be picked up from Ida B. Wells Elementary School by his parent and was mistakenly put on a school bus after class. He was dropped off on 7th Street and Howerton near Meigs Middle School and left wandering alone for nearly an hour.

Derrick says the school didn’t realize the mistake until his mother came to

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