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Investigation continues in summer camp beating allegations

Upstate Circle of Friends makes statement

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Investigation continues in summer camp beating allegations
Upstate Circle of Friends makes statement
An Upstate summer camp is giving its side of the story after a woman says her son with special needs was beaten.Misty Dunlap said it happened at Upstate Circle of Friends on the first day of his summer program on June 6.Upstate Circle of Friends is a nonprofit organization that provides programs to assist children and families in the Upstate.  One of the programs offered is a summer camp for children with special needs.“I thought maybe I'll try it.  I have never put my son in a program for special needs children at all,” said Dunlap.Dunlap said when she dropped her son Adorrious off at the camp that June morning he was fine.  She said when she picked him up that afternoon he didn't even look like himself.“He was sitting at the table eating pizza and his face was black and blue, his eyes bruised,” said Dunlap.Dunlap said she demanded answers from the director.  She said the director told her Adorrious and another child got into a fight over a VCR.“He got the VCR and began to beat my son in the face and the back of the head with it,” said Dunlap.Dunlap said she asked why she hadn't been called, and the director told her that she had been too busy.“I said, 'You didn't have time to call me and state to me that my son had been attacked and might need to get medical attention?'” said Dunlap.Upstate Circle of Friends Vice President George Singleton gave News 4 a statement which reads, in part, "The children were supervised by two individuals with training and experience dealing with special needs children and they reacted immediately to the altercation.  The child was examined by a staff member who is a Certified Nursing Assistant and no injury of significance occurred.  Since that incident, the mother of this child has attempted to discredit and defame the Upstate Circle of Friends and its programs in the public media, or social media and by contacting Upstate Circle of Friends donors."Dunlap has since hired an attorney.Monty Desai, with Carolina Law Group said, "If there is a child involved in an altercation involving a child, the parent should be notified.  It doesn't require policy.  It requires common sense and as caretakers I think you should have some of that embedded in you."Greenville County deputies are investigating.  No charges have yet been filed.

An Upstate summer camp is giving its side of the story after a woman says her son with special needs was beaten.

Misty Dunlap said it happened at Upstate Circle of Friends on the first day of his summer program on June 6.

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Upstate Circle of Friends is a nonprofit organization that provides programs to assist children and families in the Upstate.  One of the programs offered is a summer camp for children with special needs.

“I thought maybe I'll try it.  I have never put my son in a program for special needs children at all,” said Dunlap.

Dunlap said when she dropped her son Adorrious off at the camp that June morning he was fine.  She said when she picked him up that afternoon he didn't even look like himself.

“He was sitting at the table eating pizza and his face was black and blue, his eyes bruised,” said Dunlap.

Dunlap said she demanded answers from the director.  She said the director told her Adorrious and another child got into a fight over a VCR.

“He got the VCR and began to beat my son in the face and the back of the head with it,” said Dunlap.

Dunlap said she asked why she hadn't been called, and the director told her that she had been too busy.

“I said, 'You didn't have time to call me and state to me that my son had been attacked and might need to get medical attention?'” said Dunlap.

Upstate Circle of Friends Vice President George Singleton gave News 4 a statement which reads, in part, "The children were supervised by two individuals with training and experience dealing with special needs children and they reacted immediately to the altercation.  The child was examined by a staff member who is a Certified Nursing Assistant and no injury of significance occurred.  Since that incident, the mother of this child has attempted to discredit and defame the Upstate Circle of Friends and its programs in the public media, or social media and by contacting Upstate Circle of Friends donors."

Dunlap has since hired an attorney.

Monty Desai, with Carolina Law Group said, "If there is a child involved in an altercation involving a child, the parent should be notified.  It doesn't require policy.  It requires common sense and as caretakers I think you should have some of that embedded in you."

Greenville County deputies are investigating.  No charges have yet been filed.