Camp Counselor Accused of Slapping Boy with Own Hand

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"I'm not in a position to comment, but he has been terminated over the incident," said Chester Pruitt, superintendent of Broward County's central district parks. "We made the decision it was in the best interest of the county to separate from Mr. [Michael Edwards]."

"He [Edwards] told me my son fell," [Tyler Rattray] recalled. "There was a large knot on his head, and he said they put ice on it and the swelling had gone down. Later that night, Tyler complained his head was hurting and that's when the other children, who also attended the summer camp, told his mother what really happened."

Tyler said the camp counselor saw him hit another child in the camp, and then ordered him to slap himself, to see how it feels. When he refused to slap himself, Tyler said, Edwards grabbed Tyler's hand and slapped it against Tyler's face, forcing the boy's head into a wall.

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Camp Counselor Accused of Slapping Boy with Own Hand

A recreational aide at a summer camp has been fired over allegations that he hit a 7-year-old boy, leaving him with a black eye and a large knot on his head, then failed to ...

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