TAMPA — Two teachers were placed on administrative leave after a 7-year-old Lake Alfred Elementary student claims that a teacher forced her to scrub a classroom floor with a toothbrush last week.

According to a Facebook post by Kiara Francisco, the student's aunt, the girl was sent to an adjoining classroom for misbehaving by her teacher, Rebecca Schinleber-Ratter.

When the girl got to the classroom, she claims that teacher, Helena Mays, forced her to scrub the floors with a toothbrush, according to the Facebook post.

The girl claims she wasn't talking and didn't deserve the punishment, according to Francisco.

"She was allegedly talking in her class," Francisco said. "When she tried to explain to her teacher that it wasn't her talking, it was another student, the teacher just kind of cut her off and sent her to the other class."

At one point, Schinleber-Ratter watched over Mays' class, saw the girl scrubbing, and did nothing, according to Francisco.

The scrubbing continued for the rest of the school day, according to the Facebook post. The girl's family found out about it when she complained about back pain when she got home that night.

The two teachers were placed on administrative leave and the school board is conducting an investigation, according to a statement released on Monday.

"Our schools are required to follow a Code of Student Conduct; it is expected that all disciplinary measures be handled in a manner that is respectful to the student and preserves their dignity," the statement said. " If true, the conditions described at Lake Alfred Elementary are completely unacceptable."