A professor at Brevard Community College has been placed on leave and faces punishment after the school received complaints of politically-based ethics violations.

Sharon Sweet, a mathematics instructor at the college, has been accused of soliciting support for President Barack Obama during her classes.

School leaders said they received a call from a concerned parent on Thursday.

Sweet reportedly distributed voter pledge cards in class, urging voters to support President Obama and other Democratic candidates.

They said they have also begun taking steps to remind staff of the school's political activity policy, which states no college employee can solicit support for a political candidate during regular work hours or on college property.

Sweet has been a professor at Brevard Community College for five years.

Based on the allegations, school leaders said Sweet requested and was granted a leave of absence without pay.

As part of the ongoing investigation, Brevard Community College said it will interview all of the more than 100 students that Sweet taught to try and determine how long the political endorsements have been happening.