DELTONA — A 30-year-old woman was charged with child neglect after a 3-year-old boy who was under her supervision got a hold of her loaded handgun and fired it while in the parking lot of a church's school academy, deputies said.

Abbie Maldonado, of Deltona, was released from the Volusia County Branch Jail after posting $2,500 bail, records show.

Maldonado had the boy with her Monday afternoon when she drove to the Good Shepherd Academy on Howland Boulevard to pick up her son from school, according to a media release from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

She got out of her Chevrolet to walk around and left the boy in the vehicle by himself, although she kept the rear passenger door propped open to keep an eye on him, sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.

The boy grabbed the gun, a .380-caliber Glock pistol, out of the door pocket, where Maldonado had last left it, and pulled the trigger. The round shattered a window and lodged in the door frame, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Maldonado heard the bang while she was walking in the parking lot with other parents, but she didn't recognize the sound as a gunshot, deputies said.

She checked on the boy and walked around the parking lot some more. She later returned to the vehicle and took the boy inside the school to use the bathroom, still not realizing what had happened, according to the release.

Maldonado returned to the vehicle and heard the sound of glass crackling and then noticed the side window was shattered, Davidson said.

She went to the front of the church to see whether anyone had seen someone near her vehicle, still unaware of what happened, according to the release.

Maldonado eventually saw the gun lying on the front seat, Davidson said. The sheriff's report disclosed that it was lying next to the holster on the seat. Maldonado first checked the child for injuries and then reported the incident to the school, deputies said.

Maldonado did not return a phone message and no one answered the door at her Deltona home.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office was called via 9-1-1 and the caller said, "Nobody's hurt, but we had a parent that has a concealed weapon permit and a child got a hold of it and pulled the trigger," according to the release. The sheriff's report showed that the school's principal, Jared Rathje, made the call. A message left with Rathje on Tuesday was not returned, but he did issue a written statement to the Sheriff's Office that was released by Davidson.

Rathje wrote, in part, "Yesterday was an unfortunate accident in a parent's vehicle. ... We are thankful to God that no one was injured. We coordinated our response with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and corrective action was taken."

He also stated that the school discourages parents from leaving children unattended in a vehicle and added that any "suspected violation of Florida gun statutes on school property will be immediately reported" to the authorities.

Maldonado told deputies she had just received her concealed weapons permit last month, according to the report.

Deputies arrived at the school around 3:45 p.m. and subsequently arrested Maldonado on a charge of felony child neglect.

Maldonado told deputies she normally keeps the gun locked in the truck, they said.

Her boyfriend showed up to the school to pick up the children after Maldonado was arrested, Davidson said. The Department of Children and Families also was notified, according to the report.

County records show no prior arrests for Maldonado.