before charging on his bicycle and knocking the man to the ground, a Family Court was told yesterday.

"All I can remember after that is getting off the ground and blood was dripping from my nose. My hands were shaking like I was shock,'' the teacher told the opening day of the trial of two youths -- aged 15 and 13 -- who are charged together with assault causing bodily harm.

The charges stem from a high-profile attack on March 4 which sparked an uproar throughout the community and led to calls by teachers and politicians alike for more security guards to be posted at the Island's schools.

Because of their age however -- and at the instruction of Family Court Judge Cheryl Ann Mapp -- The Royal Gazette cannot print any material which may directly or indirectly identify the defendants. That evidence includes the name of the school and the teacher.

The teacher, who has since left Bermuda, testified it was his responsibility to supervise noon-hour traffic at the school's main gate. He told the court it was while on duty there that he encountered the 15-year-old student and warned him not to enter school property.

"I asked him to leave but he began to circle me. I suggested he stop his activity but he continued, so I decided it best not to confront him. I decided to return to the school and go get an administrator.

"As I moved from the gate he would ride bicycle past me, turn around, and ride it straight back at me and at the last minute swerve off. He repeated that a number of times,'' the teacher testified.

"I warned him about four times -- then he rode straight at me again. I put my hands out (for protection), then all I remember after that is I was getting off the ground.'' The teacher told the court he was subsequently helped back to the school building by another teacher and went to the bathroom. It was there he first became aware of the severity of his injuries.

He was taken to the Emergency Department at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where he was treated, received X-rays, and held in observation for seven or eight hours. The teacher said as a result of his injuries he continued to suffer headaches and needed outpatient treatment for a sore thumb.

The Crown also produced photographs taken by Det. Sgt. Keith Cassidy of the Scenes of Crime Lab, showing the injuries sustained by the teacher.

The trial continues this morning in the Family Court. Victoria Pearman is representing the 15-year-old while the 13-year-old is being represented by his father.