EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-Jovan Reese recounts her distress after her 4-year-old son, Arrison, reported being slapped by a teacher at George L. Forbes Early Learning Center. Despite her initial positive perception of the facility, Reese was devastated upon hearing her son’s account.
She took immediate action, filing a police report and seeking medical attention for Arrison. The East Cleveland Prosecutor’s Office charged the teacher, India Bryant, with assault. Step Forward, the organization overseeing the center, has recommended Bryant’s termination and expressed apologies, affirming a zero-tolerance policy for aggression towards children. Reese emphasizes the importance of nurturing rather than harming children and seeks therapy for her son. She remains eager to view classroom surveillance footage to gain clarity on the incident.
