Where is details on Probe: Did Daycare Kids Get Sleep Aids?
SPRINGFIELD TWP. – A church day-care center is under investigation and facing a class-action lawsuit after allegations surfaced that workers gave children an over-the-counter drug in candy to make them nap. The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office and Springfield Township police are investigating the day-care center at Covenant Apostolic Church, 7630 View Place Drive, according to a letter Chief David Heimpold sent to children’s parents Monday. Police also personally called each parent. At issue is whether workers gave children melatonin, a sleep supplement, to help them sleep during the day-care center’s naptime, according to the chief. “The investigation has just begun and the Springfield Township Police Department does not know definitively at this time which staff members were involved in providing the dietary supplement to the children and which children were given (it),” the chief wrote. “However, we are providing this information to you at this time so that you can take whatever
A church day-care center is under investigation and facing a class-action lawsuit after allegations surfaced that workers gave children an over-the-counter drug in candy to make them nap. The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office and Springfield Township police are investigating the day-care center at Covenant Apostolic Church, 7630 View Place Drive, according to a letter Chief David Heimpold sent to children’s parents Monday. Police also personally called each parent. At issue is whether workers gave children melatonin, a sleep supplement, to help them sleep during the day-care center’s naptime, according to the chief. “The investigation has just begun and the Springfield Township Police Department does not know definitively at this time which staff members were involved in providing the dietary supplement to the children and which children were given (it),” the chief wrote. “However, we are providing this information to you at this time so that you can take whatever actions you deem ne
