Mother demands answers after video shows age 4 son being yanked and dangled upside down by preschool worker

A mother whose 4-year-old son was brutalized by a staff member at Kinder Kids Christian Preschool in Los Angeles is furious after seeing a horrifying video from the school.

After watching the surveillance footage of the March 14th incident, BrieAnn Battle said she was left in a complete state of despair. The young child is shown in the video being violently taken by the arms by an unidentified staff member, who then pins him to the ground.

The employee then engages in a startling act of manhandling, yanking the boy by his ankles and turning him upside down. Battle stated, quite correctly, that “no parent should ever have to witness their child being treated with such violence.”

Battle’s first response was to look for clarification. She confronted the preschool owner after seeing the video, which was shown to her by another staff member. In the hopes of receiving an honest explanation, Battle went into the owner’s meeting wanting an open dialogue “woman-to-woman.” She accepted that difficult circumstances can occur, but the reaction she received deeply disturbed her.

“The owner is completely denying everything,” Battle revealed, “it’s absolutely sickening.” The owner allegedly showed a different video clip, presumably in an effort to minimize the incident, which only served to exacerbate Battle’s outrage. “She showed me a snippet of when she took him outside, a time when he was apparently being active,” Battle explained, implying the owner’s attempt to manipulate the narrative, ABC 7 reported.

When Battle realized that the owner would not accept responsibility, he acted decisively. The daycare was accused of child abuse in a police report that was submitted. “This isn’t just a simple mistake,” Battle emphasized, “the owner’s attempt to cover this up makes it a criminal act.”

For Battle, it doesn’t matter that the employee who caused the abuse has reportedly resigned. Her desire to take legal action has been stoked by the claimed attempt to hide the incident. “This owner shouldn’t be entrusted with caring for any child,” Battle said, “her license needs to be revoked.”

Now that she has legal counsel, Battle is committed to making sure no other child at this daycare goes through what she did. “For that matter, she doesn’t need to be taking care of anybody else’s kids, and her license needs to be revoked,” After the battle, she demanded that her son receive justice and that other kids be kept safe.