New Jersey Teacher Shields A Student Who Was Stomped And Beaten Unconscious

An 18-year-old and four minors have been charged in an attack on a New Jersey high school student that left him unconscious — and would have been much worse had it not been for a teacher jumping into action to shield the student with her own body.

The violent incident occurred earlier in the week on a street corner outside a Bayonne school. The woman who broke up the fight has been identified by her family as a local special education teacher, but the superintendent has asked for her name not to be used.

The woman's daughter said she had to watch the-now viral cellphone video of the attack several times before she realized it was her mother who used her body to shield a young victim from being repeatedly kicked, punched and stomped on by the group of attackers.

"I was truly in shock because of how vicious the attack is," said the daughter. "I Facetimed her immediately. Her eyes were welled up with tears, I said 'Are you OK?' She said something very bad happened."

Police have charged an 18 year-old man and four minors with aggravated assault. The victim, a high school student, was rendered unconscious and taken to the hospital, though his exact injuries were not clear.

As for the teacher now being hailed a hero, she was not injured. Her family said they were not surprised she was willing to jump in.