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doxydad

(1,363 posts) Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:16 PM Jun 2014

Texas Day Care Investigated for Duct Taping Children to Sleeping Mats

A Texas day care center is under investigation after admitting to duct taping children to their sleeping mats when they wouldn't sleep during nap time.

A photo, shown above, of a boy wrapped in a blanket and taped by his legs and chest to his sleeping mat, was taking by an employee at Heart2Heart Montessori Academy in Parker County. She circulated the photo among parents and quit her job shortly after.

godamnit, Texas. REALLY?

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Texas Day Care Investigated for Duct Taping Children to Sleeping Mats (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP

Oy vey... Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #1

??? Aristus Jun 2014 #2

On behalf of the entire state of Texas, let me offer you my apologies. Paladin Jun 2014 #7

I was born and raised there. Aristus Jun 2014 #8

Enjoy your life in Washington state. We'll see what we can do to turn Texas blue for you. Paladin Jun 2014 #9

So do I. Aristus Jun 2014 #10

Is this part of the Montessori method? Generic Other Jun 2014 #3

This is NOT a Montessori method/policy. 2banon Jun 2014 #4

I only say this because a Montessori charter Generic Other Jun 2014 #5

hmm. in Texas? 2banon Jun 2014 #6

is that duct tape or some kind of strap? still very wrong Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #11

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

1. Oy vey...

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:17 PM

Jun 2014

Aristus

(66,284 posts)

2. ???

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:17 PM

Jun 2014

So they wouldn't sleep during nap time?!?

I know it's Texas we're talking about here, but they do understand the concept of naptime, don't they?

Shit. I'm so glad I don't live in that hell-hole anymore...

Paladin

(28,243 posts)

7. On behalf of the entire state of Texas, let me offer you my apologies.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:11 PM

Jun 2014

Parker County is a couple of hundred miles away from where I am, and neither I nor any other Texan I know would ever dream of this sort of brutal action against children. But since you, like so many other DU'ers, seem determined to condemn the entire state when things like this happen, I guess an apology is in order. "I know it's Texas we're talking about here," but I hope this makes you feel better....

Aristus

(66,284 posts)

8. I was born and raised there.

Reply to Paladin (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:15 PM

Jun 2014

There's a reason why I don't live there anymore. Like most progressives, I long for the day Texas turns blue. I want to be proud of my home state again.

We have crazed right-wingers in Washington, too. But we keep them way-the-hell out in Spokanistan so they can't hurt anybody...

Paladin

(28,243 posts)

9. Enjoy your life in Washington state. We'll see what we can do to turn Texas blue for you.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:21 PM

Jun 2014

Hope you will be pleased with our efforts.

Aristus

(66,284 posts)

10. So do I.

Reply to Paladin (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:23 PM

Jun 2014

Good luck. I'm pulling for Wendy...

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

3. Is this part of the Montessori method?

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:20 PM

Jun 2014

Hahaha for the disgruntled employee sending that picture of dear darling child taped to the bed.

2banon

(7,321 posts)

4. This is NOT a Montessori method/policy.

Reply to Generic Other (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:36 PM

Jun 2014

This is a sick, twisted, and very deeply disturbed action taken independent of Montessori practice.

The director/teacher of that school will be out of there post haste, I suspect.