43°F
weather icon Mostly Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

Daycare teacher accused of kid fight club, posting brawls online

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 20, 2018 - 9:22 am
 

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities say a teacher encouraged young children to fight at an Ohio preschool and posted a video of the brawls online.

The Columbus Dispatch reports 30-year-old Chavay Williams, of Columbus, was charged Wednesday with 21 counts of child endangering.

Court records say Williams posted a video on Snapchat in June showing children fighting at Playtime Pre-School. 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.

Williams was fired after police and Playtime learned of the video. She told detectives she wanted to show parents how their children acted.

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.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
MORE STORIES
THE LATEST
$100 bills are seen in this file photo. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
How 1M people could receive up to $1,400 from IRS
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press

Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people’s bank accounts or sent in the mail by a paper check.

An Israeli bulldozer maneuvers on the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates ...
A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16
By Melanie Lidman and Waafa Shurafa The Associated Press

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday.

A Syrian fighter stands guard as activists gather at the Umayyad square during a protest to dem ...
U.S. envoys visit Syria after Assad overthrow
By Abby Sewell and Matthew Lee The Associated Press

Details of the meetings were not immediately available and a news conference the officials had planned was canceled due to unspecified security concerns.

A Tesla Cybertruck is on display at Tesla in Buena Park, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP ...
Tesla recalling almost 700K vehicles
By Michelle Chapman The Associated Press

Tesla has been dealing with recalls throughout the year. Its Cybertruck is now up to its seventh recall of the year, with one last month that involved around 2,400 vehicles.

Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Trump/Musk ‘laughable’ budget plan fails in House vote
By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking The Associated Press

“We’re going to regroup and we will come up with another solution, so stay tuned,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said after the vote. The cobbled-together plan didn’t even get a majority, with the bill failing 174-235.

Luigi Nicholas Mangione leaves at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. ...
Luigi Mangione faces new charges, could face death penalty
By MARK SCOLFORO, MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York on a plane and by helicopter Thursday to face new federal charges of stalking and murder, which could bring the death penalty if he’s convicted.