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Fired Day Care Workers Sentenced to Probation in New Jersey ‘Fight Club'

Two fired day care workers accused of instigating scuffles among the children as part of what New Jersey prosecutors called a "Fight Club" were sentenced to three years probation Friday.

Erica Kenny, 23, and Chanese White, 29, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges as part of an agreement with prosecutors in August. Prosecutors recommended the lighter sentence for both women because they are first-time offenders.

As part of the agreement, the women are barred from teaching or working with children. 

Prosecutors and police say Kenny and White instigated the "Fight Club" among children ages 4 to 6 at the Lightbridge Academy in Cranford in August 2015. Authorities also say Kenny recorded video of the fights and shared the clips with several friends on social media.

Union County investigators say about a dozen boys and girls were shown shoving one another to the ground and trying to hit one another. The children apparently didn't suffer any serious injuries.

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