Delaware daycare workers accused of running toddler fight club Published August 21, 2012
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- From the left, Tiana Harris, 19, Lisa Parker, 47, and Estefania Myers, 21, employees of the Hands of Our Future Daycare in Dover, were arrested after a cell phone video emerged of them allegedly encouraging two 3-year-olds to fight in an organized battle. (Dover Police)
DOVER, Del. – Three Delaware daycare employees have been accused of encouraging toddlers to fight each other while the children were under their care.
CBS Philly reported that Tiana Harris, 19, Lisa Parker, 47, and Estefania Myers, 21, employees of the Hands of Our Future Daycare in Dover, were arrested after a cell phone video emerged of them allegedly encouraging two 3-year-olds to fight in an organized battle.
'No pinching, only punching'
- Alleged comment from daycare worker
Police said in the video one child is heard yelling, "He’s pinching me!" A daycare worker allegedly responded, "No pinching, only punching."
"Clearly one of the children is crying and does not want to continue on and he is pushed back into the fray by one of the adults," Dover Police Captain Tim Stump told CBS Philly.
Stump told Delaware Online that it was “infuriating” to watch the video that he said shows "two children whaling on each other."
Parents of day care students went to a meeting Monday at the Dover police station and were shown the video of the alleged fight that police said will not be made public, Delaware Online reported.
"It's very disturbing to think anything like that could go on," Amy Bickerling, whose 4-year-old son enrolled in at the center, told Delaware Online. "I know these teachers. I go on all the field trips. I've never seen anything irregular."
CBS Philly reports attempts to reach the owner of the daycare were unsuccessful.The three women were charged with assault, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangering and conspiracy.
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