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On April 2, a teacher at a Brewer child care center picked up a young boy who had crawled away, swung him until his feet were about three feet off the ground and slammed his bottom onto the floor so hard he bounced, according to video footage.

A speech therapist working at the day care described the 3-year-old’s scream as “blood curdling,” and would later tell police the child cried and said he was hurt for another five to 10 minutes.

The day care, Elevate Child Care Center, did not tell the boy’s parents what had happened despite state regulations requiring licensed providers to immediately inform parents or guard

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