School staff were placed on leave after allegedly giving children melatonin

Staff at an elementary school in Texas were recently placed on leave after placing so-called “sleep stickers” on preschoolers during nap times, officials at the school in question said this week.

The allegations came to light in late September after one of the children came home from school with a sticker to show his mother.

This sticker was in the shape of a square with rounded edges, a pale purple background and a glow-in-the-dark pattern of a crescent moon in the starry night with two clouds passing by.

Now parents say the suspensions of the various employees allegedly responsible are not enough. They want criminal charges to be filed. School officials say their own law enforcement apparatus is now handling the case.