A 12-year-old girl was arrested and facing misdemeanor battery charges after pinching a boy’s butt in school.

According to CBS News and CBS affiliate WKMG, the incident happened about two weeks ago in-between classes at Milwee Middle School in Longwood, FL.

The girl said she thought it was a joke and that laughing at people’s reactions to having their butt pinched is something a lot of other students do at her school, according to WKMG.

The girl told WKMG, “I regret it because I didn’t know it would lead to this. I feel like it’s just stupid just a stupid charge that shouldn’t have to happen.”

The boy originally told the school resource deputy he didn’t want to press charges, and the girl was suspended. But then last week the boy’s mother told deputies that she wanted to prosecute the girl for battery.

The girl’s father told WKMG, “Lord lord lordy what has this world come to — kids can’t even be a kid and that’s basically what it is — she’s 12 years old she was acting like a 12 year old child.”

Her father thinks the boy’s mom is overacting, telling WKMG, “I’m sorry my kid touched your kid but I’m sorry — because you need some help I think, too overprotective — let your kid be your kid he might get some friends and that’s all I have to say.”

WKMG reached out to the boy’s mother, but has not heard back from her at this time.

The girl was booked into juvenile detention, but the Seminole County state attorney told WKMG if the girl completes a diversion program, does community service, classes, and passes drug tests, her record will be clean and the charge would be dismissed.