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Bronx Teacher Suffers Miscarriage Stopping Fight

NEW YORK (CBS 2) -- A pregnant teacher trying to break up a fight between two high school students pays a tragic price.

The Department of Education said spanish teacher Lissedia Batista suffered a miscarriage after she either fell or was shoved to the floor.

The fight broke out in a classroom at the Explorations Academy in the Bronx.

Batista was four months pregnant.

The Department of Education said the students involved were being dsciplined.

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