Arkansas teacher accused of telling students to throw rocks at 3-year-old boy

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Monday, May 14, 2018
An Arkansas teacher is accused of telling kids at school to throw rocks at a child.
An Arkansas teacher is accused of telling kids at school to throw rocks at a child.

FORREST CITY, Arkansas -- A day care worker in Arkansas is accused of encouraging other kids to throw rocks at another child.



The employee was caught on video encouraging students to throw rocks at the 3-year-old in order to "teach him a lesson."



The video shows a child having stones thrown at him by several other children at Teach and Tend Day Care in Forrest City.



The Forest City Police Department told WHBQ-TV they are investigating the incident.



According to a police report, a former day care employee said another worker allowed the children to throw rocks at the 3-year-old as a form of discipline.



The Department of Child Services is also investigating the incident. The owner of the day care says that she's working with child services to clear up the matter.



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