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Ive been in my own share of school fights but my friends got his butt kicked The mother of a**-year-old******** High School student who was the victim of an alleged beating by another student Monday in a school hallway said her son's jaw was broken in half by the attack. Brenda Beal said her son,************, underwent two surgeries since he was rendered unconscious during the incident."It wasn't just two kids fighting in the hallway. My son's jaw was broke in half. He was sucker-punched, his face slammed into a locker. He was unconscious on the floor, blood was everywhere and then he was kicked in the face," said Beal before heading to Memorial Hospital where her son remained hospitalized Wednesday morning. She said he was expected to be released from the hospital later in the day."He underwent two surgeries. They had to wire his jaw and wire his mouth shut. They cut from his ear to his chin to put more screws in to keep his jaw in place. Those screws will be in there for the rest of his life," she said. As to the motive for the attack, Beal said it was for "nothing.""This was over nothing. Somebody said that he said something about this boy," she said. Beal said information that she has gathered from eyewitnesses indicated that at least two students video-recorded the incident on cell phones."We are offering a $500 reward for the video of this incident," said Beal, who said she has gone public about the matter "so people will know what happened to my son."She said the attack ended when her son's friend jumped on the back of the youth who committed the assault. School officials arrived right after that and then took control of the situation. The victim was taken to******* Hospital by a********** Fire Department ambulance.********* Police arrested the suspect at the scene of the Sedgwick Street school on a charge of first-degree assault. He was placed in juvenile detention pending a hearing in juvenile court. A second suspect, a 15-year-old Davidson Street youth, was arrested later Tuesday evening. Capt. Kevin Ogle said that youth was charged with conspiracy to commit assault, petty theft, and common law solicitation. All three charges are in connection with the assault at******* High. Following those charges, Ogle said the Department of Juvenile Services released that youth to his mother.******** Police are continuing to investigate the incident with additional charges pending, according to Ogle. School officials and the board of education have declined to comment on the matter, citing ongoing investigations as their reason.