According to a release on the Laurel County Public Schools Facebook page, on Friday, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office notified the school’s police department that 35-year-old Brittany Farmer, a teacher at North Laurel Middle School, had been charged.

A Laurel County middle school teacher has been charged with criminal abuse and fourth-degree assault—child abuse.

Brittany Farmer was arrested Friday morning on charges of third-degree criminal abuse and fourth degree assault.

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Friday afternoon, reporting that Detective Tommy Houston arrested 35-year-old Brittany Farmer, of London, charging her with third-degree criminal abuse and fourth-degree assault.