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.