By The Huffington Post News Editors
A California preschool teacher, accused of attempting to drug young children, was arrested this week on child endangerment charges.
According to Morgan Hill police, Kiddie Academy employee Deborah Gratz on Friday allegedly used over-the-counter sleep aid Sominex to drug the drinking cups of several toddlers, local TV station KTVU reports.
Police obtained a search warrant after a witness to the alleged incident came forward. Sergent Troy Hoefling said the witness saw Gratz deposit an unknown substance into the cups of students in her class, whose ages range between 1 and 2. Gratz, 59, was arrested after local authorities on Monday discovered evidence at her home.
Two Northern California preschool teachers are accused in separate, equally disturbing incidents: In Morgan Hill, Deborah Gratz was arrested after officials at the Kiddie Academy reported her for allegedly putting an over-the-counter sleeping aid into some kids’ drinking cups. A witness saw Gratz, 59, putting Sominex into the cups in…