3-, 4-year-old boys locked in dark cabinets, beaten with ‘teacher sticks’ at Methuen nursery, lawsuit alleges
The families of the two boys allege their preschool children were locked in a closet and beaten with sticks at a day care center in Methuen, according to a civil lawsuit filed with Essex High Court this week. attended Faith United Methodist Church Childcare Center from March to August 2022, allegedly as a form of punishment, the boy was regularly locked in a dark cupboard. The lawsuit alleges the child was “sticky” and was not allowed to eat the food in the lunch box that was packed by the mother. When they were ‘bad kids'”, the lawsuit states. The nursery staff was also accused of retraining the boy, “grabbing him until his arms and legs were immobilized. this was done with him. The family of a 3-year-old boy who attended daycare between October 2021 and August 2022 also said the boy was locked in a dark closet and said “monsters” were inside, according to court papers. His family also alleges he was beaten with a “teacher stick.” The child’s mother also alleges her son suffered facial injuries and was denied access to day care workers.Both families have filed complaints with the Departments of Children and Families and the Departments of Education and Early Care. Cordero, Iris Cordero, Yarlene Betances, Jane Doe and Unexie Santos.
The families of the two boys allege their pre-school child was locked in a closet and beaten with a stick at a day care center in Methuen, according to a civil lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court. Essex high this week.
A 4-year-old boy who attended the Faith United Methodist Church Child Care Center from March to August 2022 said that as a form of punishment, he was often locked in a dark closet.
The child said he was also regularly beaten with a so-called “teacher’s stick” and was not allowed to eat food from a lunchbox packed by his mother, the lawsuit alleges.
“(The child) was told by Children’s Center staff that there were rats and monsters in the locker to scare the children when they became ‘bad kids’,” the lawsuit reads.
Day care workers are also alleged to have retrained the boy, “holding him until his arms and legs could not move.
The family of a 3-year-old boy who attended daycare between October 2021 and August 2022 also said the boy was locked in a dark closet and said “monsters” were inside, according to court papers. His family also accused him of being beaten with a “teacher’s stick”.
The child’s mother also alleges her son suffered facial injuries and was denied access to day care workers.
Both families have filed complaints with the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Education and Early Care.
The civil suit seeks $15 million in damages from the defendants, which include the nursery, Mark Siegel, Sandra Lumb, William Callahan, Jennifer Pacard, Leticia Cordero, Iris Cordero, Yarlene Betances, Jane Doe and Unexie Santos.
