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A pregnant Bronx teacher suffered a miscarriage Wednesday after she was accidentally struck while attempting to break up a fight between two students.
The teacher, identified as 27-year-old Lissedia Batista, had just started her Spanish class lesson at Exploration Academy in the Claremont section of the Bronx when the incident unraveled.
As class was underway, witnesses say a student walked in about five minutes late and approached another seated student, demanding that he get out of his desk. When the seated student refused, a fight erupted.
Batista, who was 4-months pregnant, quickly intervened, attempting to break the students up. As the altercation escalated, the fifth grade teacher was accidentally elbowed in the stomach and immediately fell to the ground, reports said.
Batista was rushed to North Central Hospital where she miscarried.
The two students involved in the fight have since been suspended. It wasn't immediately clear if any assault charges will be filed.
Students at the school described the grade school teacher as being like a "counselor" and "super nice woman," the New York Daily News reported.
Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott expressed sadness over the incident in a statement released Thursday.
"This is a very sad incident and my heart goes out to Mrs. Batista and her family," he said. "I reached out to the principal and Mrs. Batista to express my sincere condolences."