20 school workers charged in child abuse case | LiveNOW from FOX

20 school workers have been charged in connection with a child abuse case in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Authorities say as many as 26 children, from kindergartners to fifth graders, were victims of the alleged abuse.

The investigation was launched after parents complained that their children feared being placed in ‘holds’ by school staff.

"This case is every parents’ nightmare. We send our children to school expecting the adults will keep them safe, not abuse them physically and emotionally." said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. "Our investigation showed some staffers physically abusing children while others sat passively and watched. All the adults charged are equally guilty in failing to protect these children, some as young as 5 years old."

Authorities say their investigation revealed nine school workers were using techniques to ‘restrain’ and ‘punish’ children in grades K-5 enrolled in the school’s positive emotional support program.

The ‘techniques’ used by those nine workers allegedly included the following: Pinching, Pressure points near their necks, Holding children in restraints, Threatening with ‘shoulder work.’

Authorities say many of these abuses and behaviors were captured on surveillance cameras.

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