Overview

• The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office has charged 20 employees at Chester Community Charter School with offenses related to child abuse and failure to report incidents.
• Surveillance footage from late 2024 documented approximately 100 instances of physical abuse involving children as young as 5 in the school’s emotional support program.
• Nine employees are accused of using unapproved physical restraint techniques, while 11 others face charges for failing to report the abuse as mandated by Pennsylvania law.
• The school has severed ties with Peak Performers Staffing, LLC, after discovering its employees lacked required training in safety techniques.
• Chester Community Charter School has cooperated with authorities, terminated implicated employees, and announced plans to pursue legal action against the contractor.