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High School Stabbing Leaves One Teenager Dead, Another Critically Wounded High School Stabbing Leaves One Teenager Dead, Another Critically Wounded
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One teenage student was killed and another was critically wounded when they were stabbed inside a their Bronx high school on Wednesday morning, the police said. One teenage student was killed and another was critically wounded when they were stabbed inside their Bronx high school on Wednesday morning, the police said.
An 18-year-old student was detained in connection with the stabbings, according to the police, who said the information about episode was preliminary. An 18-year-old student was detained in connection with the stabbings, according to the police, who said the information about the episode was preliminary.
The stabbings occurred around 11 a.m., inside the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the West Farms area of the Bronx, after an argument broke out inside the school, the police said. The stabbings occurred around 11 a.m., inside the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the West Farms area of the Bronx, after an argument broke out, the police said.
The boy who died, a 16-year-old, was stabbed in the chest, according to the police. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where was pronounced dead. The other victim, also a 16-year-old boy, was stabbed in the arm and in the torso, and remains hospitalized “in grave condition,” a police official said. In an interview, a dean at the school said the fatal confrontation stemmed from “bullying.”
Shortly after the attack, the school went on lockdown, and the police rushed to the scene. Many police commanders were in the Bronx already for a ceremony naming a street in honor of Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo, who was slain while on duty there in November. The boy who died, a 16-year-old, was stabbed in the chest, according to the police. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other victim, also a 16-year-old boy, was stabbed in the arm and in the torso, and remains hospitalized “in grave condition,” a police official said.
In the first half of this year, the Police Department recorded 11 public safety episodes at the school, which is at 2024 Mohegan Avenue, according to department data. There were two arrests, both for assault. There were also four reports of children in crisis and three reports of acts done by someone under the age of 16 that would be considered an offense if committed by an adult. Shortly after the attack, the building, which also houses an elementary school, P.S. 67, went on lockdown, and the police rushed to the scene. Many police commanders were in the Bronx already for a ceremony naming a street in honor of a police sergeant was slain while on duty there in November.
Outside the school on Wednesday afternoon, frightened and angry parents gathered, demanding their children be released from inside the school building, which is at 2040 Mohegan Avenue.
As a scuffle broke out between anxious parents seeking news about their children, Kevin Sampson, the school’s dean, stood with his head in his hands. He had performed CPR on the student who died, he said.
“Two of my students got stabbed and one of them died,” Mr. Sampson said. “It was about what it’s always about, bullying,” he said.
In the first half of this year, the Police Department recorded 11 public safety episodes at the school, which has 545 students in grades 6 through 12, according to department data. There were two arrests, both for assault. There were also four reports of children in crisis and three reports of acts done by someone under the age of 16 that would be considered an offense if committed by an adult.
The public safety data also indicate the school does not scan students with metal detectors on their way in. This year’s public safety reports describe it as a “non-scanning” school.The public safety data also indicate the school does not scan students with metal detectors on their way in. This year’s public safety reports describe it as a “non-scanning” school.
The school was started in 2007 by the Urban Assembly, a nonprofit organization that runs 21 small schools across the city, serving primarily low-income and academically struggling students.
Three years ago, the school changed principals and appears to have faced some challenges since then: In a school survey conducted last year, just 55 percent of students said that they felt safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker rooms and cafeteria, down from 74 percent the year before.
Student test scores are low: This year 13 percent of the middle school students passed the state reading tests, and 5 percent passed the state math tests. In 2016, the school’s four-year high school graduation rate was 73 percent. More than half of the high school students were chronically absent that year, meaning they missed more than 10 percent of school days.