gave the 18-month-old a large piece of watermelon, didn’t require kids to be seated while eating, and the staff weren’t seated within arms reach of the children.”
Charles Grant, the daycare’s owner, said in court that just one of the two employees who were meant to look after the kids had a CPR certification when the tragedy occurred on May 21.
He said that since the staff wasn’t watching the kids while they ate, they weren’t following the rules set out by the state or the facility. The mother of Jamal claimed that the daycare had failed her son,
citing footage from security cameras showing that staff members repeatedly patted the youngster on the back rather than doing the necessary CPR.
She said, “I feel like obviously you should have followed them if that was one of the rules because we depend on you all to take care of our children to the best of your abilities.”
“I knew you guys could handle your work. I wish I had never dropped him off that day, and I now feel guilty.
