WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — Four workers at a Connecticut daycare center have been arrested after a teacher was accused of kicking a ball at babies, moving children around in an “aggressive manner” and leaving them crying for extended periods of time, police said Monday.
The teacher, identified by police as Suzette Virgo, turned herself in on Friday and is charged with risk of injury to a child. Three other staff members at the Westport daycare center turned themselves in to face charges alleging they failed in their duty as mandated reporters to report or abuse or neglect.
Virgo, 44, of Bridgeport, was released after posting bond and is scheduled for arraignment on Jan. 4 in Stamford, according to court records. Court records did not list a lawyer who could comment on her behalf. Messages seeking comment were left at a phone number and email address connected to Virgo’s name.
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