Overview
- Mary Tracy Morrison, who pleaded guilty Monday, received 30 days in jail, 120 days of electronic‑monitored house arrest, and a multi‑year probation term.
- Deputies executing a search warrant recovered school camera footage that showed 18 students forming a circle as a 13-year-old sat on the floor for about 30 minutes.
- The video captured Morrison berating the boy, directing students to hit him with an object and in the groin, watching one choke him, then giving that student a high five before telling the victim to apologize and ordering secrecy.
- As part of the sentence, she must surrender her occupational therapy license, avoid any job working with children, complete a mental health evaluation, and follow treatment recommendations.
- Three staffers — Michael Bean, Kristin Bell, and Kathrine Lipscomb — were also arrested, and the school’s role in Arkansas’s LEARNS voucher program has renewed questions about oversight of specialized providers.