DC elementary school employee facing attempted child cruelty charges, police say

A Dorothy Height Elementary School employee was arrested Saturday in connection to charges related to an incident that police say "caused a grave risk of bodily injury" to a child.

The incident occurred on Friday at the school located in the 1300 block of Allison Street in Northwest D.C.

Police charged Alexis Vailes, 33, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, with attempted second-degree child cruelty.