Emails: Investigation into bites on toddler taking several weeks

MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — Emails discussing a 2-year-old whose first day of school ended with a trip to the emergency room give clarity on why it’s taking so long to determine what happened.

They also appear to show little urgency in contacting the parents of other children who rode the bus with Lauren Hayes.

The Barry County toddler was enrolled at South Godwin Early Childhood Center, which is in Wyoming, after being diagnosed with moderate autism. Her parents came to News 8 after waiting more than a month for answers to who left bite marks and scratches all over their daughter during her first and only day at school Aug. 26. 

They’ve now waited nearly two months and are no closer to clarity. The Barry County Sheriff’s Department has been handling the criminal complaint after Wyoming police investigated Lauren’s time at school and determined the injuries didn’t happen at SGECC. 

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