The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain
Coverage of The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain in the Nexus archive.
- This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
A private school in Arkansas, The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, was involved in an incident where students physically assaulted a 13-year-old boy under the direction of school owner Mary 'Tracy' Morrison. The school continues to receive state funding through Arkansas's Education Freedom Account program, which allows public money for private school tuition.
- Arkansas school director sentenced for being 'ringleader' of child fight club
Mary Tracy Morrison, an Arkansas school director, was sentenced to jail and probation for her role in a child fight club, where she pleaded guilty to permitting child abuse and contributing to delinquency. She was also prohibited from working with children and must surrender her occupational therapy license. The incident involved Morrison instructing students to physically abuse a classmate.