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New Jersey Teacher Uses Body as Human Shield to Protect Teen from Group Attack

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Cathy Hurley , 56 , of William Shemin Midtown Community School in Bayonne , NJ , intervened in a fight between 5 -1 students.

Hurley tried to talk the teens out of fighting, but they ignored her, throwing one boy to the ground, kicking him.

Hurleys then lowered herself over the defenseless student, dissuading the assailants from throwing further blows.

Five teens have been charged with assault, endangering an injured victim, and rioting.