The middle school teacher who allegedly didn’t take it well when a male student didn’t stand for the Pledge of Allegiance is facing reckless child abuse with injury and a third-degree assault charge, according to Boulder prosecutors.

Colorado Politics told you about the Feb. 1 incident at Angevine Middle School in Lafayette. Physical education teacher Karen Smith allegedly forced the student to his feet by the jacket and physically removed him from the classroom.

She is a 20-year employee of the Boulder Valley School District. Smith has been on paid leave since law enforcement was called to the school over the incident. Smith, 59, was processed at the Lafayette Police Department and released on a summons Tuesday, records show.

The details of the student’s injury were not released.

The school district has a policy that does not require students to stand or participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The incident went viral on the national news the weekend after it happened, riding in the draft of the controversy over NFL players kneeling for the national anthem over injustices toward black Americans.

“Angevine and the Boulder Valley School District are cooperating with the District Attorney’s Office and respect their decision on this matter,” the school’s principal, Mike Medina, said in a letter to parents obtained by Fox31 in Denver. “While we are unable to share more because it is a legal and personnel matter that the school district is actively investigating, I, again, want to reaffirm that our focus remains firmly on our students.”

He said the school had hired “an excellent long-term substitute.”

A check of criminal records by Colorado Politics found no previous charges against Smith.

Online information shows she has taught PE to sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students, as well as as coached the cross country team. She holds an undergraduate degree in physical education and health from Texas Tech University and a master’s degree in special education.