Family files lawsuit against McKinney school

McKinney - Collin County parents, Fernando and Cristina Cossich, are suing Primrose School of Eldorado in McKinney after their 3-year-old daughter was allegedly left alone in a dark classroom on October 20, 2022. According to Dallas Metro News, the lawsuit claims that the girl's teacher did not realize she was missing until another employee found her alone and frightened.

Adding to the controversy, an independent investigation by Texas' childcare licensing division reportedly found that the daycare center had failed to provide appropriate supervision for the child.

The lawsuit also alleges that staff members at Primrose School of Eldorado forged the Cossiches' signatures on the incident report, and that the couple was unaware of this state-mandated report until questioned by an investigator.

Fernando and Cristina Cossich had chosen the facility for their daughter based on its "health and safety first" promises. However, the lawsuit claims that these promises were false. According to the suit, the daycare center had been cited 16 times by the state over five years for various violations, including not adhering to child supervision requirements and employing unqualified staff with incomplete background checks, which they believe led to the incident involving their daughter.

"Primrose School of Eldorado was extremely irresponsible for ignoring safety standards created to prevent incidents like this," says Russell Button, founder of The Button Law Firm and the daycare injury lawyer representing the Cossich family. "There was no need for my clients' 3-year-old daughter to endure this trauma. The school made a promise to parents like my clients that it would closely supervise children, yet they forgot about her."

In the aftermath of the incident involving the Cossiches' daughter, Primrose School of Eldorado asserted that it had followed the protective measures mandated by the state of Texas. However, the lawsuit alleges that the daycare center was cited again for leaving a child unattended in a classroom in March 2023, just five months after the incident with the Cossiches' child. According to the suit, the child involved in this second incident was not discovered until a parent arrived to pick them up at the end of the day.

"We hope this lawsuit prompts Primrose School of Eldorado to finally prioritize child safety after ignoring multiple citations," says Button.

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