Texas daycare accused of running child fight club after teacher allegedly attacked 4-year-old

A Texas daycare is accused of allowing a classroom to become a “child fight club” when a teacher allegedly encouraged her own son to attack a 4-year-old boy, according to a lawsuit.Heather and Richard Harris claim Arka Montessori Academy of Risinger in Fort Worth failed to protect their son, identified in court papers as UH, during the April 27 incident in which teacher Chynia Johnson allegedly grabbed, shook and dragged him before causing him to crash onto a hardwood floor.The parents allege Johnson, whose son had been fighting with UH, repeatedly manhandled the 4-year-old and tried to force the children back into a confrontation while another teacher stood by and failed to intervene.“This place looked like a child fight club.It felt like one,” family attorney Russell Button told WFAA-TV.“This kid was thrown around like a human rag doll by somebody that was supposed to protect him.”Video footage cited in the Sept.

4 lawsuit filed in Tarrant County district court allegedly shows Johnson grabbing and shaking UH, shoving him away and later dragging him toward her son as the boy struggled to escape.The suit alleges Johnson then swiped at UH’s leg while holding his wrist, causing both of his feet to leave the ground before he crashed onto the floor.UH suffered bruises and scratches to his arms, headaches and pain to his backside, according to the complaint.His parents also claim he has since become anxious, clingy and prone to emotional outbursts, and ultimately stopped attending daycare.Heather Harris told WFAA-TV that when she arrived at the daycare that day, she immediately sensed something was wrong.“I knew from his cry and the look on his face that something had happened, and from that point on I said, ‘I need to see the cameras,'” she said.Richard Harris told the station he was “mortified” after seeing the footage.“The trust that I put in this daycare, they failed us,” he said.The confrontation began after another child — Johnson’...