Preschool Teachers Arrested After Live Classroom Video Showed Them Abusing Toddlers

Roswell, Georgia, -- Two preschool teachers have been arrested in Georgia after they were caught on livestream video abusing toddlers at a school.

The suspects, identified as 40-year-old Zeina Alostwani and 19-year-old Soriana Briceno, were taken into custody on charges of cruelty to children after parents saw them abusing the children on a live video from a classroom in Parker-Chase preschool in Roswell, the New York Post reported.

The incident, which was witnessed by two parents as it unfolded, took place in a classroom for 3-year-old children last week. A mother checking on her son saw a teacher standing on a child's hand and bumping another student with her knee from behind. The video also showed another teacher using a finger to push another child's forehead back.

"It was a matter of seconds, and knew what we had seen was deliberate and my stomach was just in my throat at that point," the mother of one of the victims, who did not want to be identified, said, according to WSB-TV.

After the incident was reported, the school officials removed the accused employees from the classroom and later fired them. The investigators reviewed the video and arrested the suspects.

Meanwhile, Endeavor Schools, the parent company of Parker-Chase, admitted in a written statement that two of their staff members resorted to "inappropriate disciplinary actions."

"While we are extremely grateful that the children are well, we take this matter seriously, and our investigation is ongoing. We expect our staff to adhere to the highest standards of care, and any failure to do so will not be tolerated," the statement read, as per WSB-TV.

The school officials said they have reported the incident to its licensing agency and the state's Department of Child Protective Services, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Several other victims have also come forward since the arrests were made. Roswell police then said they have started an investigation. "So we have several weeks of video to go back and review to make sure there are no other instances of this kind of behavior," WSB-TV quoted the police as saying.

The suspects appeared in court Tuesday. Alostwani was granted a $75,000 bond, while Briceno did not receive a bond due to her asylum and immigration status.