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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Details of Goddard School Alleged Abuse, Teacher Locked Children in Closet

The report by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care details the allegations.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Details of Goddard School Alleged Abuse, Teacher Locked Children in Closet

The report by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care details the allegations.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Details of Goddard School Alleged Abuse, Teacher Locked Children in Closet

The report by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care details the allegations.

Two children at the Goddard School in Reading were allegedly put in a closet by a teacher as punishment on two separate occasions and another teacher allegedly changed a child's diaper "roughly," according to a recently released report by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). The EEC, which licenses the school, began its investigation after a teacher at the school filed a report about the alleged abuse. The school fired the teacher implicated in the allegations.  According to the EEC, they reviewed all of the information and said that there were "regulatory issues." Goddard School Director Cheryl Bracken was asked to address the details of the report, officially called a Statement of Non-Compliance, and form a …

Joe Lewon

9:44 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013

problem here is what is more important having more trinkets/2parents working or taking care of your own kids until kindergarden then you would not have these problems. The children would have a stronger sense of worth, i am old fashion and believe all this PC is ruining this counrty and making our future suspect.Hate to sound so negative but open your eyes people   more ›

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Teacher Fired After Allegedly Abusing Child at Goddard School

The Department of Early Education and Care reported that they received information from the Goddard School in Reading regarding alleged abuse of a child by one of the school's teachers.

According to MyFoxBoston.com, the Department of Early Education and Care reported that they received information from the Goddard School in Reading regarding alleged abuse of a child by one of the school's teachers. The teacher was fired. Details of the abuse have not yet been disclosed. DEEC officials are still investigating. School Owner Sarah Blumenstock Girrell said, "We want to assure you that our school is in full cooperation with local officials to investigate an allegation made against a former teacher in Reading, MA, regarding inappropriate use of discipline. Our first priority, every day, is to ensure the safety and well-being of the children in our Schools. The teacher involved is no longer employed at our School.  The Goddard …

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Ron Powell

3:56 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013

In all fairness -- Patch editors are really doing the jobs of five people -- reporter, proof editor, copy editor, senior editor, and marketing director. And they are doing it for not a lot of pay. Grammar and punctuation mistakes are always disappointing, but we should probably ease up a bit here. By the way, you have joined two independent clauses, and you need a semicolon between 'usual' and '…   more ›

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