This private school in Arkansas had students scrub floors and attack a fellow classmate.

By: Jennifer Smith Richards, Pro Publica, Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 4,510

Last Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago

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Editor’s note: This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and the Arkansas Times. It contains descriptions and video of child maltreatment.

At her private school just beyond the city limits of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Mary “Tracy” Morrison demanded the attention of the 19 students seated on the floor in a circle. She then directed a skinny 13-year-old boy wearing a cartoon Mario shirt to sit in the center.

“Raise your hand if he’s ever …

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