PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Officials are investigating allegations a Florida middle school teacher dumped water on a student’s head in class.

Parent Brittany Johnson complained to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office that when she picked her son up from Everitt Middle School on Tuesday, the boy’s shirt and pants were soaking wet. Johnson told police her son said 38-year-old civics teacher Health Walters poured water on his head in class, WJHG reports.

MORE NEWS: From Classroom to Consulate Chef: Culinary Student Lands Dream Job at U.S. Embassy in Paris

A sheriff’s investigation found the teacher doused the teen with water because he was sleeping in class.

“The report goes on to say that the Tuesday incident was not the first time the student slept in Walters’ class,” WMBB reports. “During previous incidents, she dropped books near him.”

School officials allege Walters “playfully splashed” the student, and promised not to do it again.

“We had a report that a teacher playfully splashed some water on a couple of her students. She meant no harm by it and she’s extremely sorry,” Bay District Schools human resources director Sharon Michalik said. “But she now knows that that’s completely inappropriate and that’s not behavior that we as a district condone on the part of our teachers.”

The incident report states students in the class confirmed the incident occurred, but said it was the first time they’re aware of that the teacher doused a student.

Walters declined to discuss the investigation on the advice of her attorney.

MORE NEWS: Know These Before Moving From Cyprus To The UK

Johnson, meanwhile, is pushing officials to take action, alleging the teacher is a bully.

“I don’t feel like the teacher knew whether or not my son was not feeling well, if he was sick, had been sick, nor did she care to even ask that question before she poured water on his head,” the mother said.

“She did it in front of the whole class and embarrassed my child, he was very upset about it,” she said. “And to see my child upset or any child for that matter … it infuriated me.”

Bay County Sheriff’s deputies forwarded the battery complaint to the state attorney’s office to determine if the incident warrants criminal charges.

Most parents who commented about the situation online clearly think she should not.

“I think it’s great, kids shouldn’t be sleeping in class!” Stacie Houchins posted to Facebook. “Good on the teacher! If this child was sick then the moms at fault for sending him to school.”

“Oh please. Good for her,” Lynda Hickman added. “If my middle schooler is sleeping in class pour water on her head and then call me. She will also get in trouble at home.”

“When did we become a world of sissys?” Mandie Walding posted. “He shouldn’t have been sleeping in class. And guess what, it’s just water.”

At least a few folks, however, seemed to think the teacher could have handled the situation better.

“This is very ridiculous that someone of their profession would do this to any child,” JoJo McCoy wrote. “No one knows the circumstances behind why this child fell asleep. It happens. Still doesn’t give anyone the right to embarrass this child this way. There are different mature responsible ways to handle things.”