A mother is facing charges after police say she punched a daycare worker at Zavala Elementary School on Wednesday morning.

Police say Erica Shaw, 28, was upset and accused staff of reporting her to Child Protective Services because of bruising on a child's face.

In court documents, investigators say Shaw was angry that daycare staff members she accused of reporting her to CPS hadn't talked to her first. Shaw told staff members she was going to "return to the school the following morning to deal with the staff that called CPS on her," according to an arrest affidavit.

The next morning, investigators say Shaw entered the classroom where a daycare was full of toddlers and babies. She immediately started arguing with daycare staff, and repeated demands to know who had reported her to CPS. A daycare worker asked Shaw to calm down, so she could explain the reporting procedures, but Shaw only became angrier, at which point she started to chest bump the worker. Shaw also raised her hand with a closed fist in an aggressive manner. The daycare worker pushed Shaw back in fear of being hit, and that's when Shaw began to punch the staff member.

Several parents and teachers helped break up the fight and cleared the classroom of any children, police say.

Six police officers arrived at the school to arrest Shaw. Shaw is charged with retaliation/obstruction, a third degree felony.











