D.A.: School staffer dead after physical altercation with student

A School staffer has passed away after a physical altercation with a 14-year-old student, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn, III announced.

The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, October 15, around 6:55 p.m. at Meadowridge Academy, a residential therapeutic school for youth and young adults in Swansea.

A 14-year-old female student was attempting to leave the dorms without permission. The staff attempted to restrain the juvenile during the altercation when 53-year-old staffer Amy Morrell of Riverside, RI, was kicked in the chest by the student. Morell collapsed to the ground…

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