Massachusetts school staffer dies after being kicked by student, DA says
Massachusetts school employee dies after being kicked by student, prosecutor says
An investigation is ongoing after an employee at a Massachusetts school collapsed and died during a physical fight with a teenage student, authorities announced Thursday.
The fatal altercation occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday at Meadowridge Academy, a residential treatment school for teenagers and young adults at 664 Stevens Street in Swansea, according to the Bristol District Attorney’s Office.
The DA’s office said staff members were trying to restrain a 14-year-old girl who was trying to leave her dormitory without permission when staff member Amy Morrell, 53, was kicked in the chest.
Morrell, who lived in Riverside, Rhode Island, collapsed after the shooting and was rushed to a local hospital; He was pronounced dead here on Thursday afternoon.
The student, whose name was not released due to his age, was later arraigned in Fall River Juvenile Court on charges of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the DA’s office are assisting Swansea police in the investigation.
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