A mother-of-three in New Mexico has been arrested after she was caught on camera allegedly cheering on her middle-school-aged daughter during a violent fight with another girl . In a video filmed by another student , Nicole Morlan , of Albuquerque , can be seen encouraging her daughter to violently fight the other girl . At one point in the video , filmed on Tuesday , a teacher tries to break up the girls but is instead punched and dragged to the ground . Scroll down for video . Nicole Morlan , of Albuquerque , New Mexico , after cheering on her middle-school-aged daughter as she violently fought another girl . In a video filmed by another student , the girls can be seen hitting one another violently as Morlan stands by cheering . A teacher stepped in to break up the fight but is punched and pushed to the ground . And while the teacher is dragged down with the girls , Morlan stands a few feet away cheering on her daughter . People in the video can be heard shouting things like 'beat the s**** of her ' and 'drop her ' . Her daughter , known on Facebook as Obey Faith Chavez , said in a comment on KOAT 's Facebook page that her mother was teaching her to stand up for herself . She said that her mom taught her ' a lesson that I 'll never forget ' , which was 'to stand up for myself ' and have a voice . Morlan is seen in the video wearing a striped sweater and following the girls around as they pummel one another . The girls involved in the fight were disciplined and Morlan was banned from school property for a year . Police said the two girls in the video had fought earlier in the day before things turned violent , according to WPTV . Morlan was arrested shortly after the fight and face two felony charges and a count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor . If the mom is convicted she could face thousands of dollars in fines and jail time . The girls were also disciplined and Morlan was banned from school property for the rest of the year . Moreland was later arrested and faces two felony charges and a count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor . If convicted , she could face thousands of dollars in fines and jail time .
Nicole Morlan can be seen encouraging daughter to fight other girl , authorities believe . When a girl tried to break her up , she 's punched and pulled to ground . Morlan 's daughter says she was teaching her to stand up for herself . She was arrested shortly after the fight and faces multiple felony charges and a count of conspiracy to the delinquency of a minor . The middle - school - aged girls were punished for their actions .