A school director in Arkansas has been sentenced to jail after admitting to running what authorities described as a “fight club” involving children.
Mary Tracy Morrison, owner of The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, was ordered to serve 30 days in jail following her arrest in 2025.
According to reports, investigators reviewed video footage showing a disturbing incident where a child was placed in the middle of a group of other children. Authorities said Morrison instructed the group to assault the child and encouraged the behaviour.
She allegedly told the other children to hit the victim with an object and verbally berated the child while the incident unfolded. After the attack, Morrison reportedly instructed the victim to apologise to the group and warned everyone involved not to speak about what had happened.
Morrison later pleaded guilty to one count of permitting child abuse and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. A judge sentenced her to 30 days in jail, followed by 120 days of house arrest with electronic monitoring, and nine years of probation.
In addition, she has been barred from working with children in any professional capacity and must surrender her occupational therapy licence. Three other staff members, Michael Bean, Kristin Bell, and Kathrine Lipscomb — have also been arrested in connection with the case.