MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Bradenton police have charged an elementary school teacher with false imprisonment charges.

According to authorities, Carina Chindamo tied up a 7-year-old, non-verbal student to a chair at G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School.

Police say they found security footage showing Chindamo, 31, and a teacher’s aide tying a boy with rope to a chair.

Police say the student sat tied up for nearly an hour. According to authorities, Chindamo and the aide were observed on video sitting on the chair, using their weight to keep the child from getting free.

The boy’s mother, Takeila Jones, said she feels let down and that the school failed her child.

“We enrolled him there for the ESC program to try to make sure he gets the help he needs, because he’s nonverbal,” Jones said. “He’s autistic, so we were trying to get him the help that he needed from that school, not knowing this is what we were walking into.”

Jones said she will be seeking legal advice. “He couldn’t tell me what happened or what’s going on. All he knew was he was sitting on the ground, being forced to stay there by his teachers,” she said.

Chindamo was released Tuesday on a $500 bond. The teacher’s aide is also no longer in custody.

Police said this is an active investigation and they are working to determine if there are additional victims.

The Manatee County school district said the teacher did not have a history of disciplinary action. She has been reassigned to a role without student contact.

Authorities are asking the public to contact the Manatee County School District for information regarding the teacher, teacher aide, or the school.

If you have information about this case, contact Detective Dalia Santana at dalia.santana@bradentonpd.com or the Bradenton Police Department at 941-932-9300.

Submit tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers at manateecrimestoppers.com or 866-634-8477 (TIPS).