He was marked absent for the day and he was last reported seen at the school hours before the talent show. IMO, whether or not he was supposed to participate in the talent show in whatever way is irrelevant, cuz he wasn't there. I don't see how finding out what participation, if any, he was supposed to have in the talent show will help find Kyron.
JMHO.
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The key question is not whether Kyron was due in the talent show, but whether his class was due in the talent show.
The relevancy is that Kyron was enthusiastic about all his school activities. If his class was due to participate in the talent show, whether as audience or as performers, he would have known, he would have been excited, he would have talked about it.
I'm basing this on Kaine's comments in the raw video about Kyron's enthusiasm about all his school activities, down to the littlest things like riding the bus, as well as Kaine's comments about Kyron having talked with Kaine and been excited about the science fair, yet no apparent mention of the talent show, on the morning that Kyron disappeared.
If he was not going to participate, someone would have had to tell him, and then he would not have talked about it, or not have talked about it as much. And it seems that Kyron was not talking about, or preparing for, the talent show. Finding out who told him he would not be participating could be key to finding out what happened to him.
From the school's perspective, Kyron was absent, and so would not participate. From the parents' perspective, Kyron was not supposed to be absent, and so if Kyron's class was going to participate, then Kyron should have as well.
There's a reason Kyron wasn't talking about, and excited about, the talent show - either his class was not participating, or someone told Kyron he was not going to participate. Who told Kyron he wasn't going to participate, and when? Was it one or more of the parents? Was it school staff? Was it a stranger? Was it an adult peripherally involved in the school? Was it someone who promised a cool electricity project - or ice cream - or a trip to Sauvie Island - instead?
Mrs. Porter, was your class due to attend the talent show? As audience or performers?
Locals, parents, students, neighbors, friends, what did Kyron say about the talent show in the days leading up to his disappearance? What did Kyron's friends and classmates say about the talent show in the days leading up to Kyron's disappearance? Could be some good tips in here. Wish it had been on the questionnaire.
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