A 44-year-old woman was charged Thursday with sparking a melee Wednesday afternoon at a Madison cosmetology school.

Police said it took four officers to subdue Kimberly Rodgers, 1331 Carpenter St., a student at the Regency Beauty Institute, 2358 East Springs Drive. Rodgers became angry when she was called in from a break to handle a client, police said.

Rodgers was charged with slapping an officer in the face, a felony, and four misdemeanor crimes, including causing damage to a hair dryer at the school. She was expected to sign a signature bond for her release from jail.