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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Hawkinson

School employee dies after being kicked in the chest by 14-year-old student she was trying to restrain

A staff member at a residential therapeutic school in Massachusetts has died after she was kicked in the chest by a student.

The alleged incident occurred on Wednesday night when Amy Morrell, 53, was working with fellow staff members to restrain a 14-year-old student at Meadowridge Academy in Swansea who attempted to leave her dorm building without permission, authorities said.

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