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| Parents sue nursery for 'duct-taping two-year-old son to mat' at nap time | Parents sue nursery for 'duct-taping two-year-old son to mat' at nap time |
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| The parents of a two-year-old boy are suing a nursery after staff allegedly used duct-tape to restrain their son during nap time. | The parents of a two-year-old boy are suing a nursery after staff allegedly used duct-tape to restrain their son during nap time. |
| The parents of a two-year-old boy are suing a nursery after staff allegedly used duct-tape to restrain their son during nap time. | The parents of a two-year-old boy are suing a nursery after staff allegedly used duct-tape to restrain their son during nap time. |
| A former employee of the Heart2Heart daycare centre in Texas took a widely-circulated picture showing a small child wrapped in a blanket and apparently bound to a mat by duct-tape. | |
| The employee then gave it to parents Kristi and Brad Galbraith, who are suing the centre for negligence, fraud, breach of contract and injury to a child. The couple are seeking an undisclosed sum in damages. | The employee then gave it to parents Kristi and Brad Galbraith, who are suing the centre for negligence, fraud, breach of contract and injury to a child. The couple are seeking an undisclosed sum in damages. |
| The lawsuit also claims children were limited to "two water breaks a day" and given just seconds to hold cups and take a sip. | The lawsuit also claims children were limited to "two water breaks a day" and given just seconds to hold cups and take a sip. |
| Jeffrey Rasansky, the lawyer representing the couple, said: “Teachers didn’t want to have to change their diapers. | Jeffrey Rasansky, the lawyer representing the couple, said: “Teachers didn’t want to have to change their diapers. |
| “There was also one incident where a child was left unattended unsupervised in a room during lunch because he cried excessively for his father. His lunch was handed out to other kids instead. | |
| Ms Galbraith told NBC News she was left “angry and shocked” by the images. “I felt an extreme amount of guilt about how I could have chosen a place that would do this to my child,” she said. | Ms Galbraith told NBC News she was left “angry and shocked” by the images. “I felt an extreme amount of guilt about how I could have chosen a place that would do this to my child,” she said. |
| In a statement released in June, the centre said: "The staff and I have the best interest of the children and parents as our highest priority." | In a statement released in June, the centre said: "The staff and I have the best interest of the children and parents as our highest priority." |
| It said it will “cooperate fully with any investigation” but has released no further comment. The centre remains open. | It said it will “cooperate fully with any investigation” but has released no further comment. The centre remains open. |
| A police investigation into the claims have also been launched. | A police investigation into the claims have also been launched. |