PICTURED: The teacher’s aide, 57, who was severely beaten by a 6’6″ teenage student is a ‘humble’ mother of two

A teaching assistant who was severely beaten by a 6’6″ teenage student has been revealed to be a ‘lowly’ mother of two whose son attends the same high school.

Joan Naydich, 57, of Palm Coast, was thrown to the ground and beaten by an unidentified teenage student Tuesday at Matanzas High School after she took his Nintendo Switch from him.

The mother of two has a son Morgan, a senior, attending high school and a daughter who graduated in 2013. She has worked for Flagler County Schools since 2004 and has worked in Matanzas since 2021.

“Joan is humble, never asks for help and needs our love/support during this difficult time,” friend and fellow mother Jessica White Leon wrote in GoFundMe. ‘I have had the privilege of knowing Joan through our Matanzas HS boys’ bowling team for the past six years!’

Flagler County deputies found Naydich with “serious” injuries after the student punched her at least 15 times. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment. It is not clear if she is still in the hospital.

Sheriff Rick Staly said WESH 2: ‘This could have been a homicide.’

The mother of two (pictured together) has a son, a senior, who is attending high school and a daughter who graduated in 2013. She has worked for Flagler County Schools since 2004 and has worked in Matanzas since 2021

The 17-year-old Matanzas High School student from Palm Coast (pictured), who was not identified due to his age, violently attacked the teaching assistant after telling another student he was “going to kill her” for take away his Nintendo Switch.

The student, who has special needs, was arrested and charged with a juvenile felony for aggravated assault with bodily harm, which he faces up to five years. He is currently in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

In surveillance footage, released by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the burly student can be seen running towards Naydich before throwing her across the room, her body flying several feet.

She hits the ground headfirst, knocking her unconscious. The special needs student immediately begins kicking Naydich before kneeling down to punch her in the head and torso.

In surveillance footage, released by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the heavyset 17-year-old student from Palm Coast can be seen running towards Naydich before throwing her across the room.

She hits the ground headfirst, knocking her unconscious. The special needs student immediately begins kicking her before kneeling down to punch her head and torso.

Five staff members are needed to hold him down and pull him away from Naydich’s body as he was fighting them.

Another woman runs up to the student and grabs his arm, but is unable to pull him away from the assistant before several others rush to pull him away. Even after they manage to push him to the ground, she still extends her leg to hit Naydich a few more times.

Five staff members are needed to restrain him and get him away from his body while he was fighting them.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office found Naydich with “serious injuries” and she was transported to the hospital for treatment.

The teen claimed he would “hit her every time she took the game away from him” and spat at Naydich as officers escorted him away, according to the arrest report.

He told the officers as they arrested him: ‘Fuck you, I don’t want to go to jail. I have more important things to do’