OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) – A former daycare worker accused of giving a sleep aid to young children without permission pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning.
Annalee Nitz, 50, is charged with one count of Neglecting a Child where harm did not occur. The misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of 9 months in jail and $10,000 fine.
As Action 2 News reported last month, Nitz was investigated after an employee saw her put something in a child’s mouth, an employee found a red gummy on the floor of the room for 1- to 1 ½-year-old children, and a bottle labeled “Kids’ Melatonin” was found in a cabinet…