Posted on 05/17/2024 6:57:14 PM PDT by Morgana
Workers at a New Hampshire daycare center allegedly spiked children's lunches with melatonin, Manchester police say.
Owner of the establishment, Sally Dreckmann, 52, and her employees - Traci Innie, 51, Kaitlin Filardo, 23, and Jessica Foster, 23 - have been charged with ten counts of endangering the welfare of a child after turning themselves into authorities.
Police determined the children's food was being sprinkled with melatonin without their parent's knowledge or consent, possibly to make them drowsy and easier to deal with.
Too much melatonin can lead to vomiting, diarrhea and even seizures — especially in young children with low tolerance.
'This is an over-the-counter drug that can be given as a sleep aid, but for it to be given to children without the knowledge or consent of the parents, it's very concerning,' said Heather Hamel, a spokesperson for the Manchester Police Department.
The police's investigation began in November 2023 after they received a report of unsafe practices at the daycare at 316 Amory Street in Manchester, New Hampshire.
'It sounded like it was a powder-type substance, maybe pills that were broken up. I don't know exactly, but it was described as it was sprinkled on the food that the children were being served at lunch,' Ms Hamel said.
No children who ingested the melatonin at the daycare fell ill, police said.
A woman inside the Amory Street home told 7News through a closed door that she had 'no comment.'
She deferred questions to her lawyer, but when 7News contacted the attorney, she said the woman was not her client.
'If it was my child I’d be extremely upset,' Gary Boucher, who lives near the at-home daycare told Boston 25 News.
'Obviously they’re doing that to knock the kids out, but that’s something that shouldn’t be done at all period.'
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Hahahahha! Yeah, really. Hahahahaha.
That makes perfect sense to a modern millennial.
Yeah, I’d leave my kids with those two.
Dreckmann?? Unfortunate name..
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The real question is what did they do with the kids when they were zonked out.
I’ve tried melatonin as a sleep aid but it didn’t work.
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Now it's half a gummy before bed and that's making a big difference.
I wonder what else they did!
We did the math when our kids were little ... most jobs, if I went back to work in town ... all my money would go to gas and daycare. You have to do the math tho to see that
I feel sorry for the kids and moms involved.
1/2 gummy of what?
1/2 gummy of what? I was taking CBD (with zero THC) gummies because i wasn’t sleeping well, and they did help a bit, but not enough in my opinion to justify the cost
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They all look very rough for 61.
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