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During the course of the investigation, LPA Chan conducted interviews on 05/20/21, 05/21/21, 06/25/21, and 07/12/21 with the RP, subject child, 3 staff, 6 children, and 6 parents. LPA Chan also reviewed children’s roster, staff roster, and sign in/ sign out sheets for children and staff. It was discovered that the date of the incident was 05/12/21 not 05/13/21 as initially reported, 05/12/21 date was confirmed with RP.
This facility allows children the use of foam noodles to play a game of freeze tag. 6 of 6 children stated they were given instructions at the beginning of the game to only use the noodles to tag another person by lightly tapping, no hitting or swinging. One foam noodle is used to freeze a player and another foam noodle used to unfreeze. There are only 2 foam noodles used during the game. Facility director states foam noodles are used for this game to promote social distancing, so children are not touching each other due to COVID 19 concerns. During the interview, subject child stated C2 (see confidential names list dated 07/19/21) and subject child were both attacked by C1 (see confidential names list dated 07/19/21) and did not know what provoked C1. Subject child stated C1 had one foam noodle and C2 had the other foam noodle. Subject child stated S2 (see confidential names list dated 07/19/21) was there and saw it happen but did not intervene when C1 hit subject child. Subject child stated S1 (see confidential names list dated 07/19/21) took the foam noodles away after this incident. Subject child states children were given instruction on how the noodles should be used before the game, but instructions were not followed. Subject child also stated S1 and S2 did not talk to the children about their behaviors.
Children interviewed stated staff were always watching them. LPA interviewed children and asked if any children were hurt by the foam noodles, 3 of 6 children stated they have never seen another child get hurt by the foam noodles, 2 of 6 children stated the ones who get hurt were being “dramatic”. 1 of 6 children stated the foam noodles didn’t hurt but were bothersome. The one child that was bothered by the foam noodles was C1. C1 states subject child and C2 were hitting C1, C1 told them to stop and they did. C1 states C2 and subject child told S2 that C1 was hitting them which C1 denied stating C1 did not have the foam noodles, subject child and C2 had the foam noodles. C1 states S2 reminded the children the proper use of the foam noodles which were instructions given to the children before staff allowed children to use the foam noodles. Children interviewed stated they themselves never got hurt playing with the foam noodles.
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