PLEASANTON, Calif., March 13 (UPI) -- Police in California say they are investigating a report a former preschool teacher tied up a 2-year-old after the child refused to lie down for a nap.
The incident came to light after the teacher took a picture of the bound girl and later showed it to her co-workers, KGO-TV, San Francisco, reported.
When the incident at Centerpointe Christian Preschool in Pleasanton occurred was not clear.
Officials at Centerpointe Presbyterian Church, which operates the school, reported it after co-workers of the woman, who had since left the school, showed them the picture at a social gathering March 1, KCBS-TV reported Tuesday.
Those at the gathering included the girl's mother.
Mike Barris, a church pastor, said he was "horrified" by the report.
Church officials said they sent a detailed letter about the incident to the parents of children at the preschool and plan to suspend school operations for five days to retrain staff.
