With Halloween fast approach, staff are in hot water after terrorising youngsters at a US nursery.
In a distressing video making the rounds on social media, terrified toddlers are shown being yelled at and chased by a childcare provider wearing a Halloween mask at their nursery. The woman who appeared to be wearing the disturbing clip’s Scream-inspired mask has reportedly been sacked. She then released an emotional video on Facebook, accusing other school employees of setting her up for it.
A woman can be seen yelling at the kids in the video, which has now seemingly been removed from Facebook. The kids are all students at Lil’ Blessing Childcare in Hamilton, Mississippi.
The woman at one point leans over the crying children, inches from their faces as she roars. Later, she is shown trapping three children; when one boy tries to escape, she chases after him and seizes him.
Children are seen on another video sitting in front of food plates, their faces covered, and sobbing in dread as the disguised childcare provider screams.
The woman at one point leans over the crying children, inches from their faces as she roars. Later, she is shown trapping three children; when one boy tries to escape, she chases after him and seizes him.
Children are seen on another video sitting in front of food plates, their faces covered, and sobbing in dread as the disguised childcare provider screams.
After being fired from her job, the lady wearing the mask, calling herself CeeCee, made an emotional 19-minute video statement on Facebook in which she tried to justify her conduct.
In it, she said: “It wasn’t meant to harm anybody and it wasn’t ill-intentioned. The teachers asked me if I would do it or if they could use the mask to get their class to listen or clean up . . . I’m not a child abuser. I did not go in there at my own discretion. As in, I didn’t go in there with intentions to literally traumatise those children. I expected them to react the way they reacted when I did it.”
She explained: “Long story short, I bought the masks to scare her eventually and they were used inappropriately.
“But what you all didn’t see was after I had left the room, I took it off and I went back into the classroom… and I said ‘CeeCee got the monster. It’s not coming back.’ And they would hug me. I known those kids their whole life.”
While the owner was unaware of what she was doing, CeeCee, 19, who had worked for Lil Blessing for four years, claimed that the teachers had been informed.
She added: “I do want to say an example, I know it seem the way that it does, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
“So like, I remember last Christmas there were these kids taking Christmas pictures and they would have the Grinch hiding in the bush over there and it would come out, scare the kids, and they would run – and people thought that was funny… essentially it’s the same thing, it is the same thing.’
“They knew it was me, and they had the reaction they did cause they’re children and that’s it.”
CeeCee’s comments, which were put to Richard McCandless’ account rather than her own, were then published by Ashley Wood, whose son attended the daycare.
CeeCee was defended by Ms. Wood, who said: “There will be repercussions, but it’s not our job to criticize somebody or to make someone feel so depressed and alone. It is improper. I have no ill will toward Cece. Yes, it was wrong. I’m not saying it’s not, and she is aware of this and is attempting to convey to everyone her sincere apologies.
Mississippi: One little boy tries to run away (Image: Facebook)
Jennifer Kayla Newman, a different Facebook user, also went online and posted a lengthy statement in which she claimed to have shot the videos in an effort to show her parents how her employees behaved.
“A few weeks back, some girls at the daycare bought Halloween masks to frighten the kids, but I never got it on tape,” she alleged.
“When I heard she was going to do it again, I recorded to get the proof and then the video was sent to parents to show them how their child was being treated.
“I did not video this for sh**s and giggles. It was not funny to me. I did not get amusement out of this. The one screaming in the kids faces is NOT me. The one standing next to the girl screaming is NOT me. That laughing in the video is NOT me.”
Parents of students in the class expressed their extreme dissatisfaction with the circumstance to US channel ABC.
Mississippi: Another child screams with terror (Image: Facebook)
“It’s hard as a parent to console something that’s occurring in their head, in their brain, it’s not something you can physically help mend,” said the mother of one of the young boys involved.
We’ve never seen that kind of horror in her eyes before, the father of another young girl stated.
Sheriff Kevin Crook made the following statement in a lengthy post that was published on the Moore County, Mississippi Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page: “As a dad and as someone who has great compassion for those who can’t defend themselves, I admit it was very difficult to watch these videos today; and my initial reaction was the same as most anyone else I would think…’they deserve to be charged’.
“It made me sick at my stomach to think of the terror those kids were enduring. It still does.
“My heart and prayers go out to the parents who are dealing with these same emotions right now. We have a 17-year-old, a 13-year-old and a two-year-old in our home right now, so I get it, trust me.
“I am thankful that the only lashing out over this has been verbal and in print. I pray that it remains that way. I pray for peace for all involved. I am quite sure that those responsible are feeling the full weight of their error in judgment right now.
“In the meantime, Our Department is looking into the matter, and we will do a full investigation. The kids are safe, and this has been brought to light: that is the main thing everyone should be thankful for today!”
“Our Investigators do not initiate charges based merely on our viewing of a video, and we do not incite others to rush down to Justice Court and begin filing away,” Mr. Crook continued. We need time to investigate an issue and uncover the true circumstances… they are all. What we shall be doing is this.
“If those parents wishing to bring charges will give us that time, we will lay out the options that we, our County Prosecutor, and our District Attorney think best fit the situation, and you can move forward with those.
“I would like to be able to meet with all of those planning to do that in the near future. Having said that, we can not stop anyone from filing what they see fit to file without our help. This is how we plan to proceed. Please join us in praying for our community.”
REFERENCES:
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1680467/mississippi-news-Terrified-toddlers-daycare-scream-mask-hamilton-mississippi-usa
- YOUTUBE VIDEO: Daycare Worker Fired For Chasing Children In A Scary Halloween Mask
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