A local civil rights group is looking for answers after it reported that a young student was brutally attacked during a school day.

The Paso Del Norte Civil Rights Project called for a full and open investigation into what it said was an attack that happened Thursday morning at Jane A. Hambric School.

The group said the attack left a 13-year-old seventh-grade girl unconscious and in the hospital.

Marta Cano, the mother of the girl who was allegedly attacked at school yesterday, wouldn't go on camera with KFOX 14.

She said the school told her to hold off on any interviews until they get all accounts of the incident.

The incident happened Thursday morning. Marta Cano said her daughter Melisa was hit first by a classmate, one who happens to live across the street. Marta said when her daughter fought back, someone began to record it on their phone, making her daughter look like the aggressor. Marta said her daughter ended up unconscious and in the hospital.

"That's something that we are demanding of the school district to provide -- as to how something like this could happen where a 13-year-old is beaten unconscious and winds up in a hospital," said Jed Untereker, legal director of the group.

The district neither denied nor confirmed the attack.

"What you don't want to do is lose trust in the community. If bullying is reported and we do not take any action, we lost credibility with our parents and our students, and that's the fastest way to lose that trust," said Pat O'Neill, assistant superintendent of Socorro Independent School District.

The Civil Rights Project said it has received bullying reports from this school in the past. It wants a full and open investigation of the attack, but is also looking at a bigger issue – the widespread bullying across schools.

The group is asking the SISD to implement procedures to prevent it from happening again. It also has been in touch with the district in the past, calling for training for students and staff in order to raise awareness.

"Obviously, everybody is concerned about the safety of our children and the safety of our children at school. How someone could be so violently attacked during the school day is first and foremost what we want answers to," said Untereker.

The district said teachers and students have been extensively trained on bullying issues by using a world-recognized program.

Although it hasn't confirmed or denied the incident, the district said it does investigate every reported incident.