Woman jailed on warrants after Boardman daycare won’t admit ill child

BOARDMAN A woman was arrested at a Boardman childcare center after a dispute with staff who declined to admit one of her children due to a contagious illness.

Boardman Police Officers were dispatched to a daycare on Boardman-Poland Road on Tuesday afternoon for a report of an argument between a parent and staff.

A teacher told officers that the disagreement stemmed from the daycare’s decision not to let the woman’s children stay at the facility for the day. The teacher told police that the decision was made because one of the children had contracted hand, foot, and mouth illness, and the staff was concerned about it being contagious and spreading within the facility.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes hand, foot, and mouth disease as a common, very contagious