A 17-year-old Miami Senior High School student has been missing since Monday morning

A 17-year-old student at Miami Senior High School has been missing since Monday morning and may need help as she could be traveling to California to meet with a relative, the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department said in an alert sent Tuesday evening.

Brithany Martinez — who police say has special needs — was last seen at about 7:15 a.m. at her school wearing a pink scarf, black jacket, gray hoodie, blue jeans and white Converse shoes and carrying a white Adidas book bag.

She is five feet three inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with any information about Martinez may contact the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department at 305-955-2677 or via email at MDSPDGIU@Dadeschools.net, or Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.