COLUMBUS — A former preschool teacher is facing multiple counts of child endangering after Columbus police say she encouraged young children to fight at a Southeast Side preschool and posted a video of the brawls online.
PRE-SCHOOL WORKER CHARGED W/21-COUNTS OF CHILD ENDANGERING: 6/14/18 30yo Chavay Williams (F/B) permitted & encouraged 21 kids under her supervision at Playtime Pre-school to fight while on the playground.
She recorded it & posted it on social media.
The school fired Williams. pic.twitter.com/hLJ2a3GGJ1— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) September 19, 2018
Chavay Williams was charged Wednesday with 21 counts of child endangering after she posted a video on Snapchat in June showing children fighting at Playtime Pre-School on Alum Creek Drive, Sgt. John Hurst, of the Columbus police Special Victims Bureau said.
The video, captioned with words like “knock out” and a boxing glove emoji, shows children crying and trying to escape a fenced-in playground during the fights, according to a report in The Columbus Dispatch.
Williams was fired after police and Playtime learned of the video. She told detectives she wanted to show parents how their children acted.
None of the children were seriously injured, Hurst said.
Police say a teacher who failed to intervene hasn’t been charged and will be treated as a witness.
It’s unclear whether Williams has an attorney.