A 15-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after a school stabbing in Sheffield.
The teenager was stabbed at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield, South Yorkshire at about 12.17pm today.
A teenager has been arrested and is in custody. Emergency services are at the scene. Granville Road is closed from the tram stop to Fitzwalter Road.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: ‘Teenager in custody following school stabbing.
Following a stabbing at a school in Sheffield, a teenage boy has been detained by police and our officers are on scene.
‘At 12.17pm today (Monday, February 3) we received reports of a stabbing at All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road in Sheffield. A 15-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries. His family is aware. Emergency services are on scene and the school grounds currently remain closed.
‘Granville Road is closed from the tram stop to Fitzwalter Road, and we are urging people to avoid the area while emergency services carry out their work. We would like to reassure parents of pupils that we do not deem there to be a further risk at the school and further updates will be shared when possible.’
All Saints ‘ Catholic High School, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, has alerted parents that a ‘serious incident’ has happened and ‘currently in’
The message sent to parents and guardians said: ‘Students will be released when police give permission’
This marks the second time in less than a week All Saints’ has been locked down, after staff and pupils were given the ‘stay put’ order on January 29 over ‘threats of violence’ between a ‘small number of students.’
This first incident led to those involved being ‘escorted off the premises’ with no violence or injuries reported.
A parent, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Star today: ‘This is frightening to hear so soon after a previous incident and I hope and pray everyone is okay and the incident is resolved peacefully.
‘Now is not the time for recriminations but the school will have some serious questions to answer in the coming days.’