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School Director Sentenced to Jail, License Revoked for Child Abuse

5/6/2026

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Judge sentenced Mary Tracy Morrison, school director, to 30 days in jail.
She received nine-year probation, a house-arrest, and was ordered to surrender her occupational-therapy license and barred from working with children.
Morrison pleaded guilty to one child-abuse count for an April 17, 2025 incident where a 13-year-old was forced into a circle to be hit and choked while she watched.
Three other employees—Michael Bean, Kristin Bell and Kathrine Lipscomb—were arrested.

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Story summary

Judge sentenced Mary Tracy Morrison, school director, to 30 days in jail.
She received nine-year probation, a house-arrest, and was ordered to surrender her occupational-therapy license and barred from working with children.
Morrison pleaded guilty to one child-abuse count for an April 17, 2025 incident where a 13-year-old was forced into a circle to be hit and choked while she watched.
Three other employees—Michael Bean, Kristin Bell and Kathrine Lipscomb—were arrested.