The thought of this little boy missing has been haunting me day and night. I have a 7 year old (girl) and it makes me panic to think of her scared and without her family to protect her.
I can only imagine what his family is feeling.
I feel like you can tell a lot from this little guy's photos and artwork, and from descriptions from people who know him. He seems shy, eager to please, sensitive, intelligent. His artwork shows attention to detail and high creativity. A couple of his photos show him hiding behind a display smiling shyly. From his photos I get the sense that he wants to please the person behind the camera, give them the reaction they want. He does not seem like a child who would break the rules and leave school.
The character of the average 7 year old: Most 6, 7, 8 year olds I know are still very rules oriented. Unlike a possibly older child, they would be too afraid of getting in trouble by leaving the school grounds. A 5 and under might "wander off" but I think a 7, almost 8 year old has more sense than that. Sure, they might get wild, run around the playground, play fight with other little boys. But just boldly leaving the school grounds, with no back pack or jacket, no lunch, for no good reason? No, I don't see it. Not when he has a fun day to look forward to. Not when he worked so hard on his tree frog display. Not when he had a best friend to sit by in class and share his excitement. My 7 year old would look forward to a day like that like crazy. She would absolutely hate to miss any of it.
According to one of the news stories, his friend recounted how his teacher allegedly waved off the helper who noticed him missing from the headcount, by saying he was probably in the bathroom or getting water. She has been his teacher all year. This tells me she was not worried about him being the type to possibly wander off.
For all these reasons and more, I do not think Kyron took off, or wandered off. I don't see how that could possibly be their top scenario.
Sorry if this is disjointed, it's taken me a long time to finish in between wrangling kids!