CHATSWORTH, Ga. — A North Georgia teacher arrested after she was caught on tape slapping a special needs student is expected to resign, a spokesman for the school system said Monday.

Shari Clanton, 55, turned herself into the Murray County jail on Friday and was charged with simple battery. According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Clanton was caught on videotape and seen by Bagley Middle School principal Shalina Stone hitting a special needs student at the school. Clanton was released Friday on a $500 cash bond for the misdemeanor offense, a sheriff’s office spokesman said.

Clanton is suspended without pay due to the May 2 incident. A future court date for her has not been set.

“She is currently suspended, and since the event happened, she was removed from any contact with students,” said Mike Tuck, Murray County School administrative services director. “She has not been back at Bagley. It is my understanding she has an attorney involved and she will resign her position. She has been suspended with pay, but we expect that to come to an end soon.”

The GBI was called into investigate the incident by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office, and GBI Special Agent in Charge Greg Ramey said the videotape speaks for itself.

“It was self explanatory once the video was seen,” Ramey said. “There was no question about what happened. There were other things that we had to look at and some other things we had to look into, but it was what it was.”

Ramey said the investigation did not uncover any other allegations of abuse by Clanton, who has been employed by the school system for the past 13 school years. Tuck said Clanton had previously worked at Eton Elementary and Woodlawn Elementary before moving to Gladden.

“By all accounts, she did a good job,” Tuck said. “We have never had any complaint of this nature. It is an unfortunate circumstance, but of course we can’t tolerate it.”

Calls to a number listed to Clanton were unanswered. Messages left for Decatur attorney R. Stephen Roberts, who Tuck said is Clanton’s attorney through the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, were not returned Monday.