A Texas elementary school teacher has been arrested and accused of grabbing two children by their throats at school, according to reports.

Gail Patterson, 61, was arrested Sept. 15 following a Benbrook Police Department investigation, according to KTVT-TV . Patterson has since been released from jail.

'This is a profound betrayal of trust.'

Patterson is charged with two counts of injury to a child.

Patterson had been a teacher at Westpark Elementary School in Benbrook.

The Fort Worth Independent School District confirmed to Blaze News that Patterson was placed on administrative leave in August and no longer employed by the district "following an incident involving a student."

The school district said it has cooperated fully with law enforcement and child protective services s

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