Shocking footage has emerged from inside a Florida classroom showing a girl being paddled by her teacher as three or four male students hold her down. However the parents of the girl - now 18 -  have limited legal options to pursue after signing a corporal punishment permission form when their daughter started at the institution. The disturbing incident occurred at Zarephath Academy, a Christian school in Jacksonville. 'Once they got me, they flip me over and grab me by my arms and my legs,' the girl, identified as Roshada Smith, told News4Jax. Disturbing: Cellphone video has emerged online showing a teacher at Zarephath Academy in Jacksonville waiting for a group of students to hold down a girl before paddling her . Scary: This is the moment the teacher - who has not been identified - raises the paddle getting ready to hit the girl, who was caught running in cafeteria . Smack: At least two male students can be seen in the video holding the girl, who can be heard screaming . Corporeal punishment: This is the moment the teacher strikes the girl, who is being restrained by a group of male students . 'So once they did that, my teacher just felt like they got me so she paddled me on my butt, close to my back.' Smith, who spoke with local press but did not want her face on camera, said she was being punished for running in the cafeteria. Smith was so humiliated she has not returned to school since the incident, which was last Wednesday. The school has not responded to calls for comment. Victim: Roshada Smith, 18 - who asked her face not bee shown - speaks to a local reporter about what happened to her. She has not returned to school since the incident . Scene: The disturbing incident occurred at Zarephath Academy, a Christian school in Jacksonville. The school asks parents to sign a corporal punishment permission form . The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirmed they had seen the video and investigated. However they also confirmed the parents did sign the corporeal punishment slip, meaning there was little they could do. Smith is also now 18. Lawyers not affiliated with the case told News4Jax that Smith's parents to show the video to the state attorneys office, who will investigate whether any battery charges can be pursued against the teacher or any of the students that were involved in holding Smith down. The teacher who wields the paddle has not been identified. On its website, Zarephath Academy describes the school as: 'Zarephath Academy’s mission is to educate our youth socially and spiritually in a Christian environment; a school that is operated by men and women that are in love with God. We are a close-knit community serving students grades Kindergarten through 12th.'
Roshada Smith, 18, was caught running in the cafeteria at Zarephath Academy, a Christian school in Jacksonville, Florida . A group of students restrained her as a female teacher struck her with . Smith's parents had signed a corporal punishment permission form . They are investigating what legal recourse is available to them .