{"id":2534036,"date":"2026-01-12T19:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-after-attack-on-school-bus-seriously-injures-8-year-old-girl\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:49:54","slug":"man-arrested-after-attack-on-school-bus-seriously-injures-8-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-after-attack-on-school-bus-seriously-injures-8-year-old-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Arrested After Attack on School Bus Seriously Injures 8-Year-Old Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-arrested-after-attack-on-school-bus-seriously-injures-8-year-old-girl%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2534036&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man was arrested in Bergen County after a rock the size of a baseball was thrown through a window of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-jose-state-running-back-dies-at-18\/\" title=\"San Jose State Running Back Dies At 18\">school bus carrying<\/a> students from Yeshivat Noam, injuring an 8-year-old third-grade girl who suffered a fractured skull and later underwent surgery. Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Hernando Garciamorales of Palisades Park and tracked him to a campsite in Old Croaker County Park; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-time-a-creep-sexting-a-girl-13-was-lured-out-by-her-mom-then-shot-to-pieces-trying-to-get-away-report\/\" title=\"The Time a Creep Sexting a Girl, 13, Was Lured Out by Her Mom Then Shot to Pieces Trying to Get Away: Report\">faces multiple charges including aggravated assault<\/a>, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and hindering. Authorities said he has been linked to other rock-throwing incidents in Bergen County. Teaneck&#8217;s mayor said ther&#8217;s no definitive indication the attack was a bias crime but that officials are proceeding cautiously given the visibly jewish students on the bus. The school has deployed mental-health and guidance teams to support students and families, and the World Jewish Congress and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disturbing-video-young-men-make-mistake-of-being-jewish-on-nyc-subway-are-viciously-attacked-choked-by-multiple-punks\/\" title=\"Disturbing Video: Young Men Make Mistake of Being Jewish on NYC Subway - Are Viciously Attacked, Choked by Multiple Punks\">community leaders condemned<\/a> the attack. Social media erupted with outrage after the incident; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local law enforcement continues<\/a> its investigation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey police have arrested a man after a rock was thrown into a school bus filled with Jewish children, fracturing one girl&rsquo;s skull.<\/p>\n<p>The bus was taking students from Yeshivat Noam back to their school after a trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City when a rock the size of a baseball crashed through a bus window at about 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/teaneck-rock-thrown-bus-police-seek-suspect-8-year-old-girl-injured-nj\/18378048\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WABC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 8-year-old third grader who suffered a fractured skull was the only student injured.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrested Hernando Garciamorales, 40, of Palisades Park.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest came after police tracked him to a spot in Old Croaker County Park in Bergen County, where Garciamorales had made a campsite.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>He was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal mischief, resisting arrest by flight, and hindering.<\/p>\n<p>Police said he has been linked to rock-throwing incidents in Bogota Borough, Bergen County.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: Outrage has erupted after Mexican man Hernando Morales threw a ROCK inside a school bus window in NJ, FRACTURING the skull of an 8-year-old girl<\/p>\n<p>He made a funny face for the mug shot. Scum.<\/p>\n<p>I want more deportations than I wanted yesterday.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s4XlhspGfX\">pic.twitter.com\/s4XlhspGfX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2010708268742586865?\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The Jewish Federation said it is aware of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The girl will be OK. She did have surgery Thursday for a fractured skull, and she is recovering,&rdquo; Teaneck Mayor Mark J. Schwartz&nbsp;said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/10\/us-news\/rock-thrown-at-school-bus-on-nj-turnpike-fractures-skull-of-8-year-old-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no indication it&rsquo;s a bias crime. At the same time, it was a slow-moving bus off a ramp with visibly Jewish kids inside,&rdquo; Schwartz said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/bergen\/2026\/01\/reward-offered-to-find-out-who-threw-rock-at-bus-full-of-jewish-students-injuring-girl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJ.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to rush to make accusations of antisemitism or racism. But because of the times we&rsquo;re in and the fact that was a Yeshiva bus with visibly Jewish kids, we&rsquo;re treading carefully,&rdquo; he said.<br \/> In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WorldJewishCong\/status\/2009643702600237444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, the World Jewish Congress d its concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reports have emerged of a disturbing incident in New Jersey on January 7, in which a school bus of yeshiva students was attacked on the road when an unidentified individual threw an object at the bus. A third-grade child was injured in the head, sustaining a skull fracture, as the object broke through the bus window,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reports have emerged of a disturbing incident in New Jersey on January 7, in which a school bus of yeshiva students was attacked on the road when an unidentified individual threw an object at the bus. A third-grade child was injured in the head, sustaining a skull fracture, as&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JFSsxXwvkR\">pic.twitter.com\/JFSsxXwvkR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; World Jewish Congress (@WorldJewishCong) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorldJewishCong\/status\/2009643702600237444?\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&ldquo;We are horrified by the attack on a school bus carrying New Jersey yeshiva students and pray for the full recovery of the child who was injured. No child should ever be put in harm&rsquo;s way simply because of who they are,&rdquo; Phil Rosen (<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@fragilephil1<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">) Chair of the World Jewish Congress-American Section said.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&ldquo;Throwing stones at vehicles is not harmless mischief. It is a violent act that can maim or kill &mdash; a tactic we have seen used for years on the roads of Israel to terrorize civilians. The danger is real, and the consequences are often devastating,&rdquo; he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&ldquo;Too often, this kind of violence is minimized or excused. It should not be. When an object is hurled at a bus full of children, the intent is to cause fear and injury. That is terror, and it must be condemned clearly and without qualification,&rdquo; he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The school said it is focused on helping the students cope with the incident, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>The school &ldquo;has deployed its mental health and guidance teams to support the students and their families,&rdquo; Yeshivat Noam wrote in a message to parents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The safety and well-being of our students is our highest priority,&rdquo; Rabbi Chaim Hagler, Head of School at Yeshivat Noam,&nbsp;wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our focus remains on supporting the injured student and her family, as well as ensuring the emotional health of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gottlieb-estimates-fda-will-authorize-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-children-by-early-winter\/\" title=\"Gottlieb estimates FDA will authorize Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ...ren by early winter\">entire student body<\/a>. 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