HUDSON - A teenager from Rigaud is recovering after a vicious beating outside a high school in Hudson last week.

Marshall Brooks, 17, was repeatedly kicked and punched outside Westwood Senior High School as dozens of students watched and failed to help the boy.

The incident was recorded on several smartphones and posted on YouTube. It has since been removed.

Brooks's cheekbone was broken in two places, and his orbital bone was also broken. Brooks has been left with blurred vision following the attack.

The accused attacker, who cannot be named, is 17 and is a classmate. He is said to have planned to pick a fight with the teen and spread the word via Facebook. The dispute was said to be over $20.

"The Thursday prior to the incident, he told me after gym class in the locker room, 'On Wednesday, if you don't have my 20 bucks, I'm going to crack you," said Brooks.

After the fight, one of Brooks's friends called 911 for an ambulance, and was chastised by classmates, said Brooks.

"Some people have a reaction to do good, but more people say, ‘Hey, this will hurt me if I jump into it,'" said the teen.

The accused attacker has been charged with assault causing bodily harm, and is not allowed to return to school for at least a year.

The victim's mother, Tina Brooks, said it is an awful situation for her son, but also for the accused attacker.

"If his justice in his head over $20 is based on resolving it as a fist fight, then this is the kind of boy that needs help in learning how to properly integrate into society," she said. "He's got a difficult track ahead of him for the next year, if not two or three."

Lester B. Pearson School Board Director-General Bob Mills said students must step in when this type of abuse is taking place, and pointed to the board's digital citizenship program.

"What does that really mean if you're watching something on your iPod or iPad and not involving yourself to stop something which you know has dire consequence on that individual?" he said.

Brooks returns to school Wednesday before a follow-up appointment with his surgeon.

The accused is slated to appear in youth court on June 19.

Brooks said it is a difficult lesson for his accused attacker.

"I don't wish him any harm of anything. This (injury) will go away in two or three weeks. He's gonna have this following him for the rest of his life, because he got expelled from school for it," he said.