Day care worker arrested, accused of biting child
October 20, 2008 by Fred HosierPosted in: Dubious decisions, Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Does HR at your company empower employees to find their own creative solutions to workplace problems? That’s not a bad practice, but apparently, some employees have to be told there’s a limit to creativity.
A day care worker in Texas has been charged with injury to a child after accusations she bit a 17-month-old child to discipline him.
Police charged Bonita Stout with the third-degree felony. She was released on $25,000 bond.
Officers responded to a call at the Apple Tree Academy in Henderson County. A mother reported her child had a human bite mark on his arm, according to The Dallas Morning News.
The boy’s mother says Stout admitted biting the child because he had bitten other children.
Stout was fired.
The recommended practice to stop children between the ages of 1 and 3 from biting: Say “no” in a firm voice while firmly holding the child.
October 20th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
how does this relate to HR? this is just another news story.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I agree this is not news worthy. This is an employee who exhibited poor judgement and reasoning. It may also indicate that more training and better selection of qualified employees might help.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:40 am
There are many child care centers who have to deal with this issue, so it IS an HR problem. Child Care centers are highly regulated by individual state laws to protect children. Business owners must include policies/procedures/training to advise staff members of ramifications of their decisions to avoid liabilities for the business.