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Missing Children Program
Students | Staff | School | Database/Technical | Other Data & Reports | Helpful Links |The Missing Children Program is an initiative that enlists the cooperation of numerous local and state agencies in pursuing investigations of reported missing children. Section 937.023, Florida Statutes, and Rule 6A-6.083, Florida Administrative Code, prescribe the roles of the Florida Department of Education (DOE) and individual school districts in this effort.
Each month, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) provides the DOE with a data file comprising the names of children who have been reported missing to local law enforcement agencies and entered in the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) database. The DOE then makes this data available for school districts to access through the Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC).
School districts are responsible for comparing this information with their own student database records to establish any matches between the names of children reported as missing and names of students in the district. Districts then report possible matches, using the ESE 092 form, both to the local law enforcement agency which originated the case and to the DOE. As the children in question are identified and located, the original law enforcement agency can then remove the solved cases from the FCIC database. Forms may be faxed to Becky Spencer at (850) 245-9073.
The Missing Children Program depends on accurate and timely processing of data in order to be effective.
ESE 092 Notification of the suspected
Location of a Missing Child (Word)
Rule 6A-6.083
Missing Florida School Children
Chapter
937, Florida Statutes
FDLE Florida Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
Florida Missing Children's Day Statute
Florida Missing Children's Day Essay Contest