SWANSEA, Mass. —

A school's staff member died after an assault involving a 14-year-old student at a residential therapeutic school for youths and young adults Wednesday night in Swansea, Massachusetts, officials said.

Amy Morrell, 53, of Riverside, Rhode Island, was kicked in the chest by the teen while trying to restrain her just before 7 p.m. at Meadowridge Academy, officials said. Advertisement

Morrell collapsed to the floor, and staff immediately began CPR and called 911. Emergency medical services transported Morrell to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon.

The teen was allegedly trying to leave a dorm building without permission, officials said.

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