HOUSTON -- A middle school student was almost kidnapped before class Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Houston Independent School District officials said a Fleming Middle School student reported that the incident happened near Kashmere Gardens Elementary School at about 7:40 a.m.

The 13-year-old boy said a man sitting in a car in the 3800 block of Wipprecht in northeast Houston told him to come over and then grabbed the student's shirt. The student got away and ran to a friend's house.

The student described the attacker as black with a dark complexion and between 40 and 50 years old. He was last seen wearing a brown jogging suit with green stripes and a baseball cap. The man's vehicle was described as multi-colored and possibly a station wagon.

Houston and HISD police are investigating the incident. HISD police have added extra patrols in the area.

Officials recommended parents do the following:

Be on the lookout for and report any suspicious people in the area.
Escort children to school if they are walkers or to their bus stop if they ride the bus.
Have children who walk to/from school travel in groups.
Remind children to run away and make noise if they are approached by a stranger.