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Iilterview with Patrice Wren at the Beverly Hills Police Department on February 8,<br />
2012:<br />
Ms. Wren informed us that she is the office manager. She also informed us that shehas<br />
been suspended due to the incident that occurred on February 7,2012. Ms. Wren arrived<br />
at 8:22am ,on February it!, 20"12. She went to the 2 year olds room with Ms. Love. Ms.<br />
Wren said that she was sent to the infant's room until about 9:15-9:30am. She then went<br />
back into the 2 year olds room and at this time she reports that she had 11 kids. She sent<br />
three 2 y~ar olds to the 3 year olds room and gave them their food. The van came around .<br />
. 9:45am-1O:00am which gave her four more kids making her have a total of twelve kids.<br />
At this time she saw Child A's brother but did not see Child A. Ms. Wren stated thatno<br />
one physically brought the children to her. She said that the children are familiar with<br />
where to go'so they just go to the classroom's on their own. Ms. Wren stated that one<br />
other child also c~e making the total amount of children fourteen. Ms. Wren indicates<br />
that she took the children outside by herself. Ms. Wren stated that the children stayed<br />
outside for an hour. She stated that Liz Bankhead yelled outside to tell her that lunch was'<br />
ready at 10:22am and sheinform:ed Ms. Bankhead to just put the lunch on the table. Ms.<br />
Wren stated that while she was outside, MaUrice Phipps came outside to take the trash<br />
out She said that when he opened the gate one of the children ran towards the gate so<br />
she yelled out to Mr. Phipps to catch the child. She then reports that she held the child's<br />
hand and all the children went inside. She said that she completes a head count but<br />
doesn't remember doing ahead count either outside or inside on February 7,2012.<br />
Ms. Wren did not report seeing Child A until they were eating lunch and she remembers<br />
Child A having a frown on her face. Ms. Wren reports that Ms. Love asked Child A<br />
where she had been and Child A stated that she was outside crying in the van. Ms. Wren<br />
said that she might have said that she was crying by the van. She was unsure about the<br />
exact statement Ms. Wren said that Mr. Phipps did locl~the gate because one of the kids<br />
had pulled on the lock. . .<br />
Ms. Wren stated that the staff were trained at another <strong>Educare</strong> Center in Creve Coeur to<br />
get kids off the van and that theyshduld be doing that She said that staff should be<br />
~---- .._~-'---_.-d0ing--head {)ounts, cempl€ting-van-sweeps" and using car.&booster seatsJor all kids. __:__. .<br />
She also stated that the staff takes the booster and car seats off the van aft~r each route<br />
because parents send the seats for their kids. Ms. Wren reports that she noticed the girl<br />
wasn't doing the sheets for the van attendance last week. She stated that she and Ms.<br />
'.Torien~e do attendance. She. .also stated that only some seat belts work in the van but not<br />
all of them. She also stated that she does not believe that the staff did a sweep of the .<br />
van.<br />
Inte~ew with Child A and Parent A on at Beverly Hills Police Department on<br />
.February 8 2012: ,....<br />
. Child A was interviewed while sitting on Parent A's lap. She said that she ri
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