A 14-year-old girl at a Massachusetts residential school is facing charges after a school worker with whom she scuffled died.
The incident took place at Meadowridge Academy in Swansea, according to WBTS-TV.
The girl had tried to leave a dorm without permission on Wednesday.
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The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said that the 6:55 p.m. incident led to an altercation involving the girl, whose name was not released, and school staff, according to WCVB-TV.
During the struggle, the girl kicked social worker Amy Morrell, 53, of Riverside, Rhode Island, in the chest.
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A Massachusetts school staff member died after a 14-year-old student kicked her in the chest while she tried to stop the student from leaving the building without permission
Amy Morrell,
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