A group of preschoolers from Enfield was asked to leave the splash pad at Nevers Park in South Windsor on Wednesday, prompting frustration from parents who say town officials handled the situation poorly and unfairly.

Thirty-eight children from the Enfield Child Development Center, ages 4 and 5, arrived at the splash pad for what was supposed to be a celebratory end-of-summer field trip.

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“They graduate preschool on Friday, so this was kind of their last field trip and hoorah as a group,” said Christina Doughtie, a parent from Enfield. “They were all crying; they were very upset.”

But they say things quickly went south when they were told to leave by South Windsor officials, including a town councilman and the town

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