A Collin County teacher is facing a felony assault charge after an alleged incident in a classroom with a 5-year-old student.

The teacher claims in an arrest report that she didn't cause the injuries that the school district and the child's parents reported to authorities.

Mikaela Beth Priest was teaching kindergarten early last week at Hendricks Elementary School in Anna. But by the end of the week, she was fired and facing a felony assault charge over an incident inside her classroom.

Alleged injuries documented by school nurse

An arrest warrant, obtained by CBS News Texas, says a 5-year-old female student "stated that while in class, she was trying to get a paper from another classmate. [Priest] then came up to her and grabbed her arm and made her sit down. [The student] stated 'she

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