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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 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 being questioned by the police, who said that the teenager gave a knife to a counselor and went to a school office after the episode. | An 18-year-old student was being questioned by the police, who said that the teenager gave a knife to a counselor and went to a school office after the episode. |
| The stabbings occurred at about 10:45 a.m., inside the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the West Farms neighborhood, south of the Bronx Zoo. | The stabbings occurred at about 10:45 a.m., inside the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the West Farms neighborhood, south of the Bronx Zoo. |
| In an interview, a dean at school said the fatal confrontation stemmed from “bullying,” and at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, the Police Department’s chief of detectives, Robert K. Boyce, said the confrontation appeared to be the culmination of a dispute that had been going on for about two weeks. | In an interview, a dean at school said the fatal confrontation stemmed from “bullying,” and at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, the Police Department’s chief of detectives, Robert K. Boyce, said the confrontation appeared to be the culmination of a dispute that had been going on for about two weeks. |
| The boy who died, a 15-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. | The boy who died, a 15-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. |
| 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 who was slain while on duty there in November. | 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 who 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 at 2040 Mohegan Avenue. | Outside the school on Wednesday afternoon, frightened and angry parents gathered, demanding their children be released from inside the school building 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. | 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. | “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. |
| The dispute among the three students devolved into violence during a history class on the fifth floor on Wednesday, in front of about 20 other students, Chief Boyce said | The dispute among the three students devolved into violence during a history class on the fifth floor on Wednesday, in front of about 20 other students, Chief Boyce said |
| Afterward, the 18-year-old walked out of the classroom, Chief Boyce said, and was confronted by a guidance counselor to whom he turned over a weapon — a switchblade knife with a 3-inch blade. | Afterward, the 18-year-old walked out of the classroom, Chief Boyce said, and was confronted by a guidance counselor to whom he turned over a weapon — a switchblade knife with a 3-inch blade. |
| “He then walked into the assistant principal’s office and sat there until police came,” Chief Boyce said. | |
| The 18-year-old has not been charged. | The 18-year-old has not been charged. |
| At the news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, “It’s unacceptable to ever lose a child to violence inside a school building. All of us are feeling this tragedy very personally." | At the news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, “It’s unacceptable to ever lose a child to violence inside a school building. All of us are feeling this tragedy very personally." |
| 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. | 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. |
| About 75 of the city’s roughly 1,800 schools have some type of scanner, according to police. The Wildlife Conservation school does not. “This is a school that it was determined it does not need a metal detector,” said Chief Joanne Jaffe, who oversees the Police Department’s School Safety Division | About 75 of the city’s roughly 1,800 schools have some type of scanner, according to police. The Wildlife Conservation school does not. “This is a school that it was determined it does not need a metal detector,” said Chief Joanne Jaffe, who oversees the Police Department’s School Safety Division |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |