COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A teacher at a daycare in Cobb County has been charged after she was accused of slapping a child.
According to warrants obtained by Channel 2 Action News, Leerickal Hamerter was arrested earlier this month on a misdemeanor battery charge.
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The warrants say Hamerter is a daycare teacher who is accused of slapping a 2-year-old boy who is enrolled at the daycare on the head five times.
The address where warrants say the incident took place is Connection Pointe Christian Academy on the East-West Connector in Austell, which is associated with Connection Pointe Church of God.
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According to jail records, Hamerter was released a few hours later on a $5,000 bond.
Channel 2 Action News reached out to Connection Pointe for a statement, but has not yet heard back.
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