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davidn3600

(6,342 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:50 PM Jun 2014

Texas day care facing investigation over photos of toddlers held down with duct tape

A family-run day care facility in Willow Park, Texas is facing parents’ wrath and investigation by Child Protective Services after photos surfaced this week of children duct-taped down for their naps.

According to KFOR News Channel 4, a former worker at the Heart 2 Heart Montessori Academy circulated the photos among parents, who are furious.

One mother told KFOR that her 3-year-old was tied down with duct tape because he refused to take a nap. She said that school officials admitted to her that they had tied down multiple children who presented discipline problems during nap time.

Heart 2 Heart’s director Ashlea Pena issued a statement on Friday that said, “The staff and I have the best interest of the children and parents as our highest priority. The school has exemplary performance history, and will work with childcare licensing authorities and cooperate fully with any investigation.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/20/texas-day-care-facing-investigation-over-photos-of-toddlers-held-down-with-duct-tape/

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Texas day care facing investigation over photos of toddlers held down with duct tape (Original Post) davidn3600 Jun 2014 OP

That's it, all toddlers need to be armed mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #1

The Red Green Day Care Center Kaleva Jun 2014 #2

If a parent restrained a child like that Horse with no Name Jun 2014 #3

I would press charges of assault, dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #4

This was a Montessori School!!??? Geez. misterhighwasted Jun 2014 #5

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)

1. That's it, all toddlers need to be armed

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:08 PM

Jun 2014

with WD40.

Kaleva

(36,259 posts)

2. The Red Green Day Care Center

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:13 PM

Jun 2014

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)

3. If a parent restrained a child like that

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:36 PM

Jun 2014

they would lose them.

Not to mention the fact that heaven forbid there was a fire. Can you imagine having to take time to cut the duct tape to all of the children?

In Texas, this should be considered unlawful restraint and be a state jail felony.
http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/20.02.00.html

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

4. I would press charges of assault,

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:53 PM

Jun 2014

and then find the biggest baddest lawyer in the country, while pressing the state to close the damn center.
I would contact every parent who used that place to make sure they saw the news.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

5. This was a Montessori School!!??? Geez.

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:02 PM

Jun 2014

Need to lose their Montessori credentials. This is some bad P.R.

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