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Family defends Oxon Hill daycare center after employee's arrest
A family with children at a daycare center in Oxon Hill where an employee is accused of recording herself abusing children is defending the center. FOX 5’s Tisha Lewis has all the latest from outside the Oxon Hill Center for Early Learning.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A parent whose kids attend the daycare center in Oxon Hill where an employee is accused of recording herself abusing children is speaking out.
The mother told FOX 5 the disturbing video showing a woman pulling a chair from underneath a child and yanking children’s arms is not a reflection of the staff or center.
"If what they're saying is true, she just started there," said Sabrina, a parent whose child attends the daycare. "She literally just started maybe two weeks before it happened. I even asked my son about it because he is very aware of everything that goes on at the daycare, and he didn't know who she was."
It's the first time FOX 5 is hearing from a family defending the Oxon Hill Center for Early Learning since the video surfaced and the employee, 23-year-old Kayla Greenwell, was arrested. We’re told staff and management are devastated and heartbroken by this incident.
Oxon Hill daycare employee arrested after disturbing videos show alleged child abuse
Police have arrested a Prince George’s County daycare employee after disturbing videos that were widely viewed on social media Friday appeared to show children being abused at the facility.
The owner of the daycare says he is receiving threats over the viral videos which show Greenwell's allegedly abusing two kids; one of whom appears to be on a cot during an apparent nap time.
The Oxon Hill Center for Early Learning told FOX 5 that two adults are required to be in the room with children, however, an exception is made during nap time.
Greenwell is facing two felony counts of child abuse.