Two teachers in Illinois are on paid leave as authorities investigate allegations that one forced preschool children to stand naked in a closet with the door open as punishment for misbehaving.
The teachers are with a Head Start program operated by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in East St. Louis.
KMOV-TV reports that police allege one teacher inappropriately disciplined the students, while the other teacher witnessed the incidents but didn’t report them.
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University Police Chief Kevin Schmoll tells the Belleville News-Democrat that a supervisor alerted police on March 14. He says at least four students were allegedly subjected to such treatment.
Schmoll says the children will be interviewed early next month before a charging decision is made.
The Head Start program sent a letter to parents saying it was co-operating with investigators and doesn’t condone inappropriate behaviour.
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