Arkansas school director sentenced for being 'ringleader' of child fight club
Mary Tracy Morrison, a school director in Arkansas, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and nine years of probation after pleading guilty to permitting child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles. She was accused of orchestrating a child fight club at The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain in Jonesboro. Morrison is banned from working with children and must surrender her occupational therapy license.
- ▪Mary Tracy Morrison pleaded guilty to one count of permitting child abuse and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
- ▪Video evidence showed Morrison instructing students to surround and hit a child while she verbally berated them.
- ▪The incident lasted 30 minutes and included a student being directed to strike another in the private area.
- ▪Morrison was observed giving a high five to a student after the alleged abuse.
- ▪The judge prohibited Morrison from working with children and ordered her to surrender her occupational therapy license.
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Arkansas Arkansas school director sentenced for being 'ringleader' of child fight club Three other school employees were also arrested in connection with the abuse By Landon Mion Fox News Published May 5, 2026 3:05am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 4 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arkansas school director was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 120 days of house arrest with electronic monitoring and nine years of probation after prosecutors accused her of being the "ringleader" of a makeshift child fight club.
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