## School staff member dies after being kicked by 14-year-old student

Authored by local12.com

(WBZ/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) - A staff member at Meadowridge Academy in Massachusetts died after allegedly being kicked in the chest by a 14-year-old student.

The Bristol County District Attorney's office reported that the 53-year-old Morrell collapsed, received CPR, and was rushed to the hospital, where she died on Thursday.

Mel Lynch, a former colleague, expressed disbelief and concern over the incident, questioning the placement of the student in such a setting.

He described Morrell's death as "a real loss, a loss for that school, a loss for us and I think of her parents.".

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reported that Meadowridge staff restrained students 23 times in the 2023-24 school year, with no injuries resulting.

However, a 2018 Disability Law Center investigation revealed over 140 police incidents at the school between 2014 and 2016, including numerous runaways and assaults.

A spokesperson for the school expressed deep sadness over Morrell's passing and stated that support services are available to assist students and staff as they grieve. »

### Campbell County librarian fired after defending LGBTQ+ books wins $700,000 settlement

Authored by wyomingpublicmedia.org

Campbell County has agreed to pay $700,000 to Terri Lesley, its former library director, according to a settlement agreement shared with Wyoming Public Radio .

Lesley alleged in a lawsuit filed earlier this year that the county removed her for defending LGBTQ+ materials.

Lesley had worked in the Campbell County Public Library System for almost 30 years, serving as its executive director for more than a decade. »

### US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower

Authored by apnews.com

As of Friday, the aircraft carrier was in port in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.

Deploying an aircraft carrier will surge major additional resources to a region that has already seen an unusually large U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off Venezuela.

If the entire USS Ford strike group arrives, that could bring nearly 4,500 more sailors as well as the nine squadrons of aircraft assigned to the carrier. »

### Why J. D. Vance Just Called an Israeli Parliament Vote ‘Stupid’ and an ‘Insult’

Authored by theatlantic.com

Before boarding Air Force Two, the vice president was asked by a reporter about a vote that had been held the day before in Israel’s Parliament.

The measure was a farce—it did not change Israel’s policy on the ground, and half of the Knesset’s members did not even participate in the vote.

Asked about the Knesset vote on the tarmac, Vance acknowledged that it was symbolic, but he was not amused. »

### Moscow Alarmed by Revival and Spread of Promethean Ideas

Authored by jamestown.org

Moscow is increasingly alarmed by the revival and spread of Prometheanism, a set of ideas developed in pre-World War II Poland.

Until his passing on October 17, Bugajski was perhaps the most prominent leader of efforts to explicitly spread Promethean ideas both in Western countries and especially among non-Russian activists (see Promethean Liberation, accessed October 23).

Moscow clearly fears that adopting a Promethean perspective is opening the way for expanded foreign influence among non-Russians in Russia. »

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