A former

teacher serving a prison sentence for

won't have her sentence reduced even though she isn't eating in prison.

, 26, has lost 10 pounds and has not been eating since she began serving her five- to 23-month sentence in Northampton County Prison, her attorney Steven Mills said today. Farrell's been unable to eat due to stress, he said.

Today, Northampton County Judge Emil Giordano refused to reconsider the punishment

Mills said he had hoped to get Farrell out of jail to serve the rest of her sentence on house arrest or get the sentence modified.

Mills

hoping to lighten the sentence, he said.

Mills said Giordano's sentence is legal and falls in the middle of the sentencing guidelines so there is nothing to appeal.

Farrell is eligible for work release but Mills said the prison indicated work release for Farrell might not meet some of their policies. Giordano said in court that he would call the prison to ensure she gets work release, Mills said.

Farrell pleaded guilty to corruption of minors after she admitted to police she slept with one of her students.

The boy, identified only as G.R. in court documents, told police he and Farrell had sex in their cars in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in Lower Nazareth Township. Police also determined Farrell frequently rented rooms at the Tannersville Ramada Inn to have sex with him.

Mills argued in his reconsideration motion filing that Farrell, who taught under her maiden name, Rachel Werner, fully cooperated with police, voluntarily gave up her teaching certificate and pleaded guilty early in her case, at her arraignment. She had a clean criminal record prior to the corruption of minors charge, Mills said.