Overview

• A VINCI School Alexandria North staffer used a thin blanket to tie a 21-month-old to a chair during lunch on Aug. 13, according to a Virginia Department of Social Services report.
• The educator told investigators they restrained the child because the toddler threw food and left the table, and confirmed they did not use redirection.
• The worker was terminated immediately and the lead teacher received a write-up for failing to untie the child and for lapses in duty-to-report obligations.
• Alexandria police reviewed the case, determined it violated daycare policy, and said there was no criminal activity and no active investigation.
• The center will retrain all staff on mandated-reporter requirements and duty-to-report guidelines, with an emphasis that uncertainty should not delay reporting.