Parents Of Students Receive Concerning Email From School Amid Teen's Disappearance

It has been over a week since North Carolina teen Miyonna Jones was last seen, and police now suspect foul play in her disappearance. While authorities in Wilmington are on the lookout for the 16-year-old, parents of students who went to the same school as she received a concerning email.

Jones is not the only student who was missing, at least according to the email sent by Philip Sutton, principal of New Hanover High School. "Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with multiple New Hanover High School students that are considered missing," the email reads, WECT reported.

The email reportedly caused panic among parents and the school's communications office issued a statement on New Hanover County School's Facebook page.

"This is Josh Smith, the chief comms officer for the district. I want to address some misinformation circulating on social media about missing persons/students, specifically at New Hanover High School. One NHHS student, Miyonna Jones, is considered missing by law enforcement. An earlier message from the school that referenced 'multiple students' was inaccurate. We apologize for any confusion this has caused in the community," the message read.

Another student from the same school, a junior identified as 16-year-old Araceli Rojas-Jimenez was reported missing after being last seen near the 2000 block of Monroe Street in Wilmington. She was safely located, though the exact dates of these incidents were not shared.

Earlier this month, Wilmington Police Department said they were looking for another missing teen. Steven Lewis Allen Jr., 16, was last seen on Oct. 29 at 4505 Alder Ridge Drive.

There were other teenagers who reportedly went missing in the recent past but were found safe. Cops could not share the names of the schools these students attended, and asked the outlet to check with the school district for details, according to WECT.

Wilmington residents were concerned about the surge in missing person cases, and the police department sent out a statement to resolve the panic.

Along with sharing Smith's update regarding the misinformation, the police department also clarified another rumor about eight missing African-American males.

The department said the Facebook post mentioning the missing cases is "false information that has been passed around on social media," adding that at the time, there was only one case of the disappearance of a man named Cody Yarbrough, 28, who was reported missing on Nov. 6.