SWANSEA, Mass. (AP) — A staff member at a residential school in Massachusetts died after being kicked in the chest while trying to restrain a 14-year-old student, and the girl is charged with assault, a prosecutor said.

The incident happened Wednesday night at Meadowridge Academy in Swansea, which is described as a residential therapeutic school for young people with mental health issues, behavioral problems and trauma.

Amy Morrell, 53, of Riverside, Rhode Island, and several other staff members tried to restrain the student who was trying to leave a dorm building without permission, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a statement. Quinn said the girl, who has not been publicly identified due to her age, kicked Morrell in the chest. Morrell collapsed and was taken to a

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