The employee resigned before she could be fired, according to the CRC.
CRC investigating after employee allegedly gave kids over-the-counter drugs By Kody Fisher | January 26, 2021 at 9:47 PM EST - Updated January 27 at 6:07 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19/Enquirer) - A Cincinnati Recreation Department employee has resigned after a CRC investigation found the employee had allegedly given young children in a daycare over-the-counter melatonin.
CRC Director Daniel Betts confirmed reports of the investigation Tuesday night.
Betts says the employee was caught giving the melatonin to kids ages 4-8 at the McKie Recreation Center in Northside.
Melatonin is a drug marketed to aid in falling asleep.
City: Northside day care worker gave children sleeping medication without parents consent
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and last updated 2021-01-27 11:21:25-05
CINCINNATI â Police are investigating a part-time day care worker who administered over-the-counter sleeping medication to a group of children without their parentsâ knowledge or consent.
According to a memo from City Manager Paula Boggs Muething, the worker gave 10 children melatonin gummies on Tuesday during a âschool day enrichment programâ at McKie Recreation Center in Northside. The Cincinnati Recreation Commission describes the program as âsupervised, in-person childcare for those students engaged in a remote learning environment.â
âCRC policies forbid employees from administering medication to a child participating in CRC programs unless authorized by a parent or guardian,â Boggs Muething wrote in the memo.