A FORMER MORGAN HILL TEACHER STANDS ACCUSED OF SLIPPING SLEEPING MEDICATION INTO MULTIPLE TODDLERS SIPPY CUPS. MORGAN HILL POLICE WERE CALLED TO KIDDIE ACADEMY CHILDCARE FACILITY ON MONTEREY ROAD FOR REPORTS OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT. ONCE THERE POLICE LEARNED 59 YEAR-OLD DEBORAH GRATZ WAS FIRED LAST FRIDAY FOR PUTTING AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE INTO THE CHILDREN’S DRINKS. REPORTEDLY A WITNESS VIEWED GRATZ PLACE THE SUBSTANCE INTO SOME OF THE CUPS, WHICH LED TO A CONFRONTATION BY FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS. FOLLOWING A SEARCH OF THE TEACHER’S HOME, SHE WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO SANTA CLARA COUNTY JAIL ON FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT CHARGES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THIS INCIDENT IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT DETECTIVE JOE BURDICK AT 408-779-2101.
