US teacher made boy eat from garbage: police

A kindergarten teacher in Connecticut has been arrested for allegedly forcing a five-year-old boy to eat food the child had thrown in a garbage can.

A kindergarten teacher in Connecticut has been arrested for allegedly forcing a five-year-old boy to eat food the child had thrown in a garbage can.

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Anne O'Donnell, 67 and a teacher at Park City Magnet School in Bridgeport, was arrested on Tuesday on a charge of risk of injury to a minor, according to the Connecticut Post newspaper.

School officials say the charge stems from an incident last week when the boy apparently tossed out his lunch of chicken nuggets and a banana from the school cafeteria.

The teacher is accused of retrieving the items from the garbage can and forcing the boy to eat them in front of her.

O'Donnell has been released on a promise to appear in court.