Bronco Jamus
05-01-2008, 12:45 PM
This sounds fishy. I wonder what these kids are up to?
LITTLETON – An exchange student at Columbine High School is missing after he did not return from his trip to Washington, D.C. over the weekend.
Jefferson County Schools spokesperson Lynn Setzer says the student is 17-year-old Mesbah Habibi from Afghanistan.
He was supposed to come back to Colorado to finish the school year, but instead, even though he checked in at the airport, he never got on the plane.
Habibi is a junior at Columbine and has been living with a host family since August. Setzer says Habibi did call his host family and told them he is OK, but he did not reveal where he was.
"Whenever we have a student who, for whatever reason, does not return home from a trip, we're obviously very concerned, but it is good to know that he's been in contact and that he's not been a victim of foul play. I think definitely there is concern until we know exactly where he is," said Setzer.
Setzer says the State Department told the school district five other students from Habibi's program, also from Afghanistan, went missing in the last week. She says the State Department is investigating.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says it doesn't believe there is any foul play involved.
"He was a wonderful student, participated in a lot of activities and they (his host family) are certainly mystified by this disappearance, but very happy of course that he's safe and I think that's the main thing people wanted to know that he is safe somewhere, we just don't know where," said Setzer.
LITTLETON – An exchange student at Columbine High School is missing after he did not return from his trip to Washington, D.C. over the weekend.
Jefferson County Schools spokesperson Lynn Setzer says the student is 17-year-old Mesbah Habibi from Afghanistan.
He was supposed to come back to Colorado to finish the school year, but instead, even though he checked in at the airport, he never got on the plane.
Habibi is a junior at Columbine and has been living with a host family since August. Setzer says Habibi did call his host family and told them he is OK, but he did not reveal where he was.
"Whenever we have a student who, for whatever reason, does not return home from a trip, we're obviously very concerned, but it is good to know that he's been in contact and that he's not been a victim of foul play. I think definitely there is concern until we know exactly where he is," said Setzer.
Setzer says the State Department told the school district five other students from Habibi's program, also from Afghanistan, went missing in the last week. She says the State Department is investigating.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says it doesn't believe there is any foul play involved.
"He was a wonderful student, participated in a lot of activities and they (his host family) are certainly mystified by this disappearance, but very happy of course that he's safe and I think that's the main thing people wanted to know that he is safe somewhere, we just don't know where," said Setzer.