A shocking video appearing to show school staff in forcing a pupil to eat food from the bin has gone viral.
The CCTV footage shows a girl tossing an unwanted waffle into the waste, before a member of school staff pulls it back out and wipes it down with a napkin
The staff member from Palm Elementary School in Lorain, Ohio can then be seen giving back the food to the student and "forces" her to eat it, according to a lawyer acting for her family.
According to her mother LaTosha Williams, her daughter became unwell after eating the waffle which resulted in her losing her job due to having to care for her at home.
Lorain City Schools, who released the video on Wednesday (January 19) investigated after the girl's mother came to the school and complained, the Daily Star reports.
The school district said the school's principal received the complaint but failed to take appropriate action.
Reports now say the headteacher and the staff member involved, have both been sacked.
Jim Nelson, a Cleveland19 News anchor, said in a tweet: "Lorain Schools have released surveillance video showing a lunch monitor pull unwanted food out of a garbage can, wipe it off, and force the student who threw it away to eat it. She and the principal were fired."
The girl's mother told 19 News: "It literally flipped my whole family upside down.
"She has changed at home. She doesn't act the same. She doesn't even want to go to school."
Jeff Graham, superintendent of Lorain City Schools, said: "Any infringement upon the dignity and respect of our students will not be tolerated.
"Our students deserve staff members who are able to make good decisions in all situations - and any staff member who is unable to deliver on that promise is unwelcome in our schools."
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