The teacher at Lafayette’s Angevine Middle School accused of assaulting a student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance has taken a plea deal and retired from teaching.

Karen Smith, 60, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to one count of child abuse resulting in injury, according to Boulder County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Catherine Olguin. An additional charge of third-degree assault was dropped by prosecutors as a condition of the plea agreement.

Smith received an 18-month deferred sentence, which means the guilty plea will be withdrawn if she can fulfill the terms of the sentence and avoid another criminal case during that time.

According to police, a student at Angevine said he had refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance on Feb. 1 and that Smith forced him to his feet by his jacket and removed him from the classroom.

Boulder Valley School District spokesman Randy Barber said Smith retired on Aug. 20. She had been at the school district for 20 years. Smith had been on paid administrative leave while the case was pending.

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