Daycare worker smacks 5 kids between the ages of 2 and 4 with metal stapler, then says 'my babies are gonna miss me' after she's fired: Police

A Florida daycare idiosyncratic repeatedly deed children with a metallic stapler and footwear on with different objects, authorities say, landing her successful jailhouse and costing her her job.

Latasha Mullings, 41, faces 11 counts of misdemeanor battery and 1 number of misdemeanor battle with intent to bash violence. The probe began connected May 27 erstwhile the manager astatine Mustard Seed Kidz successful West Melbourne called cops astir a teacher assaulting respective students, a probable origin apprehension affidavit said.

The manager said she was archetypal alerted by a genitor who accused Mullings of flicking a pupil successful the look successful the classroom. A reappraisal of camera footage from the schoolroom betwixt May 19 and May 26 yielded alarming revelations, cops say. It allegedly showed Mullings hitting 5 students connected 11 antithetic occasions.

Students betwixt 2 and 4 years aged showed "visible pain" aft being hit, constabulary said.

"The suspect could beryllium seen flicking students successful the face, striking students connected the caput with a metallic stapler, and hitting students with chartless objects," cops wrote.

Mullings besides allegedly slapped 1 pupil with an unfastened manus 3 consecutive times. She threw a footwear astatine different pupil but missed, past grabbed the victim's garment and "yelled successful the victim's face," cops said.

The schoolhouse manager confronted Mullings astir her alleged actions and fired her. Mullings past stated "my babies are gonna miss me."

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Mustard Seed Kidz released the pursuing connection to section CBS affiliate WKMG:

The information and well-being of each kid successful our attraction is our highest priority.

After receiving a genitor ailment regarding alleged inappropriate behaviour by a unit member, our medication instantly took action. The worker was removed from interaction with children, and the substance was promptly reported by our schoolhouse to instrumentality enforcement and the Florida Department of Children and Families.

We are afloat cooperating with the ongoing probe and volition proceed to enactment the authorities arsenic they behaviour their work. Because this is an progressive investigation, we cannot remark further connected circumstantial details.

The reported behaviour does not bespeak the values, standards, oregon expectations of our preschool. We stay committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and unafraid situation for each children entrusted to our care.

While we already support broad policies, procedures, and grooming designed to guarantee the information and well-being of each child, we are utilizing this accidental to further reappraisal and fortify our practices arsenic portion of our ongoing committedness to excellence.

Thank you for your knowing and support.

Cops arrested Mullings connected Friday and took her to the Brevard County Jail, wherever she has since posted a $37,000 bond. Her adjacent tribunal day is acceptable for June 23.