MATTESON, Ill. (WLS) — A teacher’s aide was arrested Friday at a south suburban elementary school after allegedly endangering the life of a young student.

Police said the alleged incident was caught on the school’s surveillance cameras. The teacher’s assistant was arrested following an investigation.

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The incident happened just before the school day ended at Marya Yates Elementary School on Allemong Drive in Matteson, police told ABC7.

The suspect, a 26-year-old woman who works as an aide at the school, allegedly grabbed an 8-year-old student who was running in the hallway, Matteson police said.

A news release from Matteson police said the student was allegedly “hung to the ground. The teacher’s aide dragged the child about 20 feet into a classroom. She dropped the baby partially in the doorway. The nurse used her foot to forcefully push the baby into the room as she tried to close the door she failed so she went into the room and again used her foot to push the baby further into the room so she could close the door

The student, who reported no injuries, filed a complaint. School officials then investigated and reviewed security footage of the incident.

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The teacher’s aide was arrested by the Matteson Police Department’s school resource officer, police said, and “is pending charges of battery and endangering the life and health of a child.”

“Our school district is aware of the incident, the staff member involved has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation,” School District 159 Superintendent Tiffany Brunson said in a statement.

The child was not seriously injured in the incident. School staff were arrested at the school, police confirmed.

No additional information was immediately available.