Report: Richmond Montessori School did not immediately tell parents after child ran into road
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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) cited the Richmond Montessori School for four violations considered “high probability of harm: serious level of harm.”
The VDOE inspection summary, obtained by CBS 6, states the agency started an inspection after a report by a local media outlet.
CBS 6 reporter Jon Burkett was the first to report on video filmed by a dash cam that showed a man rescuing a toddler as the child ran into traffic on Parham Road in Henrico County on November 22.
That man, Tre Waddy, shared the video his camera captured with CBS 6 because he said he was worried that the staff members to whom he returned the child would not say anything to the child’s family.
In the inspection summary, it states the child was a little under two and a half years old, and that two staff members were responsible for supervising the child and six other toddlers. It states the two staff members were unaware that the child was missing from the group for an undetermined amount of time.
The state cited the school for four violations, including not ensuring the child’s care protection and guidance, and not notifying the parent immediately when the child was lost.
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