Swansea School Staffer Dies After Being Assaulted by Student
A 14-year-old student was charged with assault and battery causing serious injury after kicking a staff member who was trying to restrain her at a therapeutic school.
- On Thursday, Amy Morrell, 53, a Meadowridge Academy staff member, died after being hospitalized following an altercation the night before.
- At approximately 6:55 p.m., a 14-year-old female student attempted to leave a dorm without permission, prompting staff to intervene and was kicked in the chest during restraint.
- Staff members began CPR and called 911 immediately after Morrell was struck, and Swansea EMS transported her to a local hospital where she stayed overnight.
- She was arraigned this morning in Fall River Juvenile Court, charged with assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, and Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn, III said the investigation remains active.
- Public records show restraints at JRI sites, with Meadowridge Academy, 664 Stevens Road, Swansea reporting 23 restraints on nine students in 2023–24.
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