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Tragic School Incident: Staff Member Dies After Student Assault

10/25/2025

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Amy Morrell, a 53-year-old Meadowridge Academy staff member in Swansea, Massachusetts, died after a 14-year-old student allegedly kicked her while restraining her.
Colleagues expressed shock and questioned the student's placement in the school.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education noted staff restrained students 23 times this year without injury.
The involved student has been charged with assault and battery causing serious injury and remains unnamed due to age.

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Amy Morrell, a 53-year-old Meadowridge Academy staff member in Swansea, Massachusetts, died after a 14-year-old student allegedly kicked her while restraining her.
Colleagues expressed shock and questioned the student's placement in the school.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education noted staff restrained students 23 times this year without injury.
The involved student has been charged with assault and battery causing serious injury and remains unnamed due to age.