Alexandria daycare worker fired for allegedly tying student to chair

A Northern Virginia daycare worker has been fired for allegedly tying a student to a chair during lunch last month.

According to the Virginia Department of Social Services , the staffer used a thin blanket to tie a 21-month-old child to a chair at VINCI School Alexandria North.

It happened around 11:40 a.m. Aug. 13 in a junior toddler classroom, the report said.

The child was eating lunch and not hurting themselves or anyone else, the report said. The educator confirmed they tied the child to a chair with a blanket because the child “threw food on the floor and moved from the table while eating,” the report said.

The daycare worker confirmed they didn’t use redirection to get the child to sit in the chair during lunchtime.

WTOP has contacted the Vinci School for comment.

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