Bridgeport Teacher Allegedly Assaults Special Education Student

A Bridgeport teacher has been arrested after she was accused of assaulting a special education student, the superintendent confirms. 

Lydia Struble, a music teacher at Thomas Hooker Elementary School was immediately put on paid administrative leave over reports that she may have assaulted a student with special needs, a City of Bridgeport spokesman confirm.

The city spokesman, Michael Giannotti, said Struble will be on leave as the Board of Education investigates the allegations. 

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