Md. school cuts Head Start grant after abuse reports - WTOP Afternoon Headlines - Wednesday, August 17, 2016

A scathing federal report detailed "deficiencies" by Prince George's County school system to correct teacher behavior involving Head Start instructors who used humiliation as a form of discipline. In one case, a 3-year-old was made to clean up his own urine after a nap time accident. Photos mocking the boy were then texted to his mother, according to the report. [Logo] AFTERNOON HEADLINES - August 17, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Md. school cuts Head Start grant after abuse reports] A scathing federal report detailed "deficiencies" by Prince George's County school system to correct teacher behavior involving Head Start instructors who used humiliation as a form of discipline. In one case, a 3-year-old was made to clean up his own urine after a nap time accident. Photos mocking the boy were then texted to his mother, according to the report. 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