An administrator at a New Jersey pre-school was busted this week for threatening two 4-year-old students with a knife as a form of punishment, according to prosecutors and a local report.

Adetokunbo O. Akinnaso who served as an administrator at Dawn to Dusk Christian Childcare and Learning Center in Plainfield, had brandished a knife and threatened to harm the children — who were taken to her office for disciplinary reasons — if they continued misbehaving, the Union County Prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

Neither child was injured in the incident, which occurred earlier this year, the statement said.

Akinnaso, 64, of Sicklerville, Camden County, surrendered to authorities Tuesday and was charged with two counts of cruelty or neglect of children, a fourth-degree offense, prosecutors said. She could face up to 18 months in state prison.

Akinnaso surrendered to authorities Tuesday and was released on a summons pending a first appearance in Superior Court, prosecutors said.

A Special Victims Unit investigation was launched into the matter after the New Jersey Department of Children and Families Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit issued a referral, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Scott Peterson, who is prosecuting the case, said in the statement.

To ensure students’ safety, Akinnaso was immediately removed and will not be returning to the school, Plainfield Interim Superintendent of Schools Ronald Bolandi told MyCentralJersey.com.

“This requirement was necessary in order for the owner [of the pre-school] to continue her contract with the district,” Bolandi said. “We will be in communication with the family to provide support to the children involved and will continue to communicate with our families at the center throughout this process. Our main focus will be to provide the best services to our students.”

A woman who answered the phone at the childcare center declined to comment to the outlet when asked if she had any comment Akinnaso, or her charges.