TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A pre-kindergarten teacher who resigned last week faces criminal charges alleging she harassed students.

Media outlets report that 26-year-old Katelyn Carter surrendered to Tuscaloosa police on Friday. She’s charged with five misdemeanor counts of harassment.

Carter’s attorney says the former Southview Elementary School teacher denies the charges and looks forward to be reinstated to her job.

The Tuscaloosa News reports Carter resigned after parents complained she had pushed students and pulled one from underneath a bathroom stall.

A police spokeswoman, Lt. Teena Richardson, says no children involved in the criminal cases suffered physical injuries. She says the teacher was charged because her actions “struck fear” into the children and she touched them.