A daycare worker threw a shoe at a 5-year-old in front of her coworkers. They were all fired

"Danielle Williams, the center's director, said in a video posted on social media that an investigation was conducted and that the three staff members involved were fired. "I understand the hurt, frustration of the mother," she said. "I'm a mother, a Black mother, a Black educator. During the interview with our previous employee and continued employment, the staff never presented behaviors to this child or others in her care that would warrant us to assume that she would harm a child.""

"Williams said that the day care continues to follow required procedure and has turned the video footage over to the state. "Again, we are deeply sorry, and this is a terrible incident, and it does not define our school," she added. "It does not define what we stand for. It does not define what I've taken 15 years to build." The child's mother, Michelae Jones, told KTLA5 that her daughter told her about the incident."

A daycare aide removed her sneaker while standing on a chair and threw it across a room at a 5-year-old crawling on the floor. The incident occurred Jan. 9 at Destiny Development Center in Inglewood and the video was posted on social media. The center's director said an investigation was conducted, the three staff members involved were fired, and video footage was turned over to the state. The director apologized, described the incident as terrible, and defended her 15 years building the center. The child's mother said her daughter reported the incident, that staff were slow to respond, and that she had trusted the center for three years.

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