There are few things that are harder for parents than watching their children be bullied. Sadly, that’s exactly the situation that Erica Calculli found herself in when her 3 year-old daughter Louise came home from school with a swollen black eye along with other bruises.

“At first it was very minor and I thought it happened just playing around, so I let it go,” Erica said. After a little bit of pressing, however, Lydia finally admitted the truth. “She told me that a bunch of girls and one boy hit her, and a girl threw a shoe at her eye.”

Erica called the school immediately and though they promised to look into what happened, nothing improved for Lydia. Frustrated, Lydia took to Facebook to voice her frustrations, and that’s when her friend Jack Asbury III took notice.

Jack is a devoted father who works as an EMT in Spring Hill, Florida, and he loves helping others. This passion for helping people is what led to Jack becoming “The Batman of Spring Hill,” which has him dressing as Batman and going out into the community to help people however he can. When he saw what was happening to Louise, Jack figured that “Batman” might be able to assist her.

“Lydia’s mother and I have been friends for a bit,” said Jack. “I saw her post on Facebook about Lydia having a hard time. I knew she liked superheroes, so I asked if I could walk her to school [as Batman].”

With Erica’s blessing, Jack met Lydia outside her school in his full Batman outfit.

“At first, Lydia was a little shy and nervous,” Jack stated. “But when I told her I had a gift for her, she came out and started talking.”

Jack proceeded to give Lydia her own superhero outfit, telling her she was as brave as any superhero. Then they made their entrance into the school.

“I asked if I could walk her and if she could show me the way [to her school]. So she grabbed my hand and led me in,” he said. Some students responded to Batman’s presence with stunned silence, but others were quicker to react and called out to him in excitement.

Coming face to face with Lydia’s bullies, Jack informed them that she is his best friend and that he would be back to check on her. The kids responded to this right away, as Erica noticed an immediate change to them the very next day.

“A little boy came to Lydia as soon as we walked into school this morning,” Erica later texted Jack. “[He] said, ‘Hi, best friend Lydia,’ took her hand, and walked her to class. Seriously, made me cry. Thank you so much for being there for my baby.”

Erica says that Lydia is now “doing great” in school both socially and academically. As for Jack, he’s just happy he could help the child out.

“Unfortunately, I am not the real Bruce Wayne and my salary is limited after my bills and kids are taken care of,” he explained. “Right now, I’m in the process of putting a care package together for a little one in Texas… The [donations] are to help me be able to do more and help families.”

That looks like a true hero to me!