My hope is that in the future, folks here will do a bit of research on stories that beg for credibility on their face. The main thing though is that the boy is fine and there is likely no threat to him. This whole thing has to be very hard on a boy his age.
I meant to write to Town Hall and you've reminded me that I need to do that. It's the only way they'll regain any credibility; a retraction is called for.
Thanks so much for the link to the school web site; it won't convince those people who are absolutely invested in Parker's story being true, but the lurkers and new people to the story (like me) give it a lot of credibility.
There would have to be an ongoing conspiracy among the police, children's service, and the school in order for Parker's story to be true.