KILGORE, Texas ( KLTV /Gray News) – A middle school student in Texas is recovering from serious injuries after his family says he was attacked by another student at school and had his head slammed into a metal pole.

Lukas Hardeman, 14, was injured by another student in the cafeteria on Aug. 21 after Lukas’ parents said their son made a joke.

Michael Hardeman, Lukas’ father, said the other student slammed his son’s head against a metal pole attached to a stool.

Lukas suffered from brain injuries that required two parts of his skull to be removed, and according to his dad, he has over 60 staples holding his head together now.

Lukas required ICU care at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.

“He’s embarrassed. He is hurt. He is struggling,” Michael Hardeman said. “But I hope when he sees

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