Of all the shocking behavior on MTVs Jersey Shore, perhaps the most disturbing image was a teaser at the end of the first episode in which Nicole Snooki Polizzi gets punched in the face by a man at a bar. The assailant? A New York high school teacher.

The man who sucker-punched Jersey Shore s Nicole Snooki Polizzi in promotional clip that quickly went viral , it turns out, is a New York City public school teacher, according to The New York Post . Queens gym teacher Brad Ferro, 24, is the culprit and has subsequently been moved out of the classroom and into one of the systems reassignment centers, agency officials said.

The mystery man seen punching Snooki in a teaser clip for an upcoming episode of Jersey Shore has been identified as a New York City public school gym teacher, according to The New York Post . Check out the best quotes from the Jersey Shore premiere Brad Ferro, 24, of Deer Park, N.Y., was arrested in late August for punching Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi at the ... Read More Other Links From TVGuide ...

MTVAfter MTV's "Jersey Shore" premiered last week, footage emerged from an upcoming episode where Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, first from left, gets punched in the face during coming attractions for future episodes. It's was the punch heard 'round the world. For...

The City star Whitney Port says MTV's latest reality phenomenon, Jersey Shore , is about entertaining, not offending. Italian-Americans have complained about the series, which features eight tanned, hard-partying, self-declared "guidos" and "guidettes"  as they drink, dance, hook up, and, with varying work ethics, try to sell T-shirts. Two advertisers have backed off. At the launch of Tacori's ...

The gelled-up brute caught on video slugging a female cast member of the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore" is a Queens high school gym teacher, the Daily News has learned.

The drunken lout seen sucker-punching a "Jersey Shore" hottie in a video clip gone viral is a New York City public-school teacher, The Post has learned. And the sudden right cross flooding the Internet has earned Queens gym teacher Brad Ferro a te...

Maybe there's no such thing as bad publicity, but Jersey Shore tourism officials aren't happy about their locale's portrayal on MTV's reality series Jersey Shore.

The City star Whitney Port says MTV's latest reality phenomenon, Jersey Shore, is about entertaining, not offending.

Maybe there's no such thing as bad publicity, but Jersey Shore tourism officials aren't happy about the area's portrayal on MTV's reality show.