591-1-1-.11(2) · Rule 591-1-1-.11(2) requires that Personnel not: physically or sexually abuse a child or engage or permit others to engage in sexually overt conduct in the presence of any child enrolled in the Center; inflict corporal/physical punishment upon a child; shake, jerk, pinch or handle a child roughly; verbally abuse or humiliate a child which includes, but is not limited to, the use of threats, profanity or belittling remarks about a child or his family; isolate a child in a dark room, closet or unsupervised area; use mechanical or physical restraints or devices to discipline children; use medication to discipline or control children's behavior without written medical authorization issued by a licensed professional and given with the parent's written consent; restrict unreasonably a child from going to the bathroom; punish toileting accidents; force-feed a child or withhold feeding a child regularly scheduled meals and/or snacks; force or withhold naps; allow children to discipline or humiliate other children; or confine a child for disciplinary purposes to a swing, highchair, infant carrier, walker or jump seat.

During an investigation, it was determined that on August 26, 2025, a staff person inappropriately disciplined a 3- year-old child. The staff member was observed to grab the 3-year-old by the back of their shirt and force them into a chair. It was further determined that the staff person was observed to yell at the child and call the child names. While in the classroom the staff person was holding the 3-year-old child by the left wrist, the child fell to the floor, which caused the staff person to pull the child's arm upward. This resulted in the 3-year-old child receiving professional medical attention and being diagnosed with nursemaid's elbow.

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