Lawsuit Alleges Baltimore School Gave Special Needs Students Melatonin Daily
The complaint says the sleep aid was given daily for at least 2 months and caused nosebleeds, confusion and insomnia, according to the family.
- A lawsuit alleges that a teacher at Maiden Choice School in Catonsville secretly administered melatonin to a class of non-verbal, autistic students daily for two months in 2024 without parental consent.
- School administrators became suspicious after noticing the entire class sleeping midday, daily and consistently for at least six weeks prior to a staffer reporting the melatonin claims to the principal.
- The 12-year-old student suffered nosebleeds, loss of motor functioning, and confusion, with the lawsuit claiming he was "medically assaulted and battered by the unbeknownst drugging of melatonin" while the school took no further action.
- Baltimore County Public Schools confirmed the teacher is no longer employed, yet the district and principal requested to dismiss the lawsuit, denying they ignored the situation despite their earlier suspicions.
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Lawsuit alleges Baltimore school gave special needs students melatonin daily
"The entire class was found sleeping midday" | Teachers at a school in Baltimore are accused of giving sleep aid to students with special needs every morning for at least two months
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WOL-AM 1450 AM & 95.9 FMLawsuit Filed Against Baltimore County School After Teacher Accused Of Giving Students Melatonin
Source: Jorge Martinez / Getty A Baltimore County school that serves students with significant cognitive disabilities is facing a lawsuit after allegations that a teacher gave melatonin to students without parental consent, according to court documents. WMAR reports that the lawsuit names a former teacher and the principal of Maiden Choice School, a public separate day school that provides educational programs for children and young adults ages …
Baltimore County teacher accused of giving students melatonin
Principals at a special education school in Catonsville noticed that students with disabilities were napping in the middle of the day. When the behavior continued for six weeks straight, they suspected foul play, according to court documents.
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