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Newport News daycare workers fired after posting pics of kids, mocking comments

Posted at 8:34 AM, Aug 20, 2013
and last updated 2013-08-20 12:59:49-04

(CNN) -- Two Virginia daycare workers have been fired after photos of children in their care showed up on Instagram -- complete with comments making fun of them.

Melissa Jordan said she was angry when she saw what one staffer at the Heavenly Haven Learning Center 2 posted about her son Ethan.

Daycare_workers_fired_over_Instagram_pic_1319290000_2407414_ver1.0_640_480[1]In one photo, 2-year-old Ethan -- who has delayed speech development -- looks dejected sitting in a high chair.

The photo was posted by @mz_oneofakind -- later identified as Jena Ferrel, who worked at the center, CNN affiliate WAVY reported.

"I'm sick of this s***!!!" she wrote in a caption.

"... He is thinking cuz sure can't talk," a day care manager chimed in, according to WAVY.

Ethan wasn't the only child publicized.