Shocking footage has emerged from inside a Florida classroom showing a girl being paddled by her teacher as three or four male students hold her down . However the parents of the girl - now 18 - have limited legal options to pursue after signing a corporal punishment permission form when their daughter started at the institution . The disturbing incident occurred at Zarephath Academy , a Christian school in Jacksonville . 'Once they got me , they flip me over and grab me by my arms and my legs , ' the girl , identified as Roshada Smith , told News4Jax . Disturbing : Cellphone video has emerged online showing a teacher at Zarephath Academy in Jacksonville waiting for a group of students to hold down a girl before paddling her . Scary : This is the moment the teacher - who has not been identified - raises the paddle getting ready to hit the girl , who was caught running in cafeteria . Smack : At least two male students can be seen in the video holding the girl , who can be heard screaming . Corporeal punishment : This is the moment the teacher strikes the girl , who is being restrained by a group of male students . 'So once they did that , my teacher just felt like they got me so she paddled me on my butt , close to my back . ' Smith , who spoke with local press but did not want her face on camera , said she was being punished for running in the cafeteria . Smith was so humiliated she has not returned to school since the incident , which was last Wednesday . The school has not responded to calls for comment . Victim : Roshada Smith , 18 - who asked her face not bee shown - speaks to a local reporter about what happened to her . She has not returned to school since the incident . Scene : The disturbing incident occurred at Zarephath Academy , a Christian school in Jacksonville . The school asks parents to sign a corporal punishment permission form . The Jacksonville Sheriff 's Office confirmed they had seen the video and investigated . However they also confirmed the parents did sign the corporeal punishment slip , meaning there was little they could do . Smith is also now 18 . Lawyers not affiliated with the case told News4Jax that Smith 's parents to show the video to the state attorneys office , who will investigate whether any battery charges can be pursued against the teacher or any of the students that were involved in holding Smith down . The teacher who wields the paddle has not been identified . On its website , Zarephath Academy describes the school as : 'Zarephath Academy ’ s mission is to educate our youth socially and spiritually in a Christian environment ; a school that is operated by men and women that are in love with God . We are a close-knit community serving students grades Kindergarten through 12th . '
Roshada Smith , 18 , was caught running in the cafeteria at Zarephath Academy , a Christian school in Jacksonville , Florida . A group of students restrained her as a female teacher struck her with . Smith 's parents had signed a corporal punishment permission form . They are investigating what legal recourse is available to them .