A Texas kindergarten teacher accused of attacking and injuring a 5-year-old, allegedly for breaking a pencil, has been fired over the violent incident, school officials confirmed to Us Weekly. Pamela Mitchell, 64, was arrested on Thursday, February 19, in connection with the assault that a teacher's aide had reported to the Department of Family and Protective Services, according to an arrest affidavit viewed by KWTX-TV. The affidavit says the attack occurred in class at J.H.