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A team of detectives is interviewing the classmates of a 14-year-old boy who suffered serious injuries in an incident at a school in Mansfield. | A team of detectives is interviewing the classmates of a 14-year-old boy who suffered serious injuries in an incident at a school in Mansfield. |
Science teacher Peter Harvey, 49, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pupil Jack Waterhouse was injured and two other pupils hurt. | Science teacher Peter Harvey, 49, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pupil Jack Waterhouse was injured and two other pupils hurt. |
Jack is said to have improved slightly and is stable after the incident at All Saints' Roman Catholic School. | Jack is said to have improved slightly and is stable after the incident at All Saints' Roman Catholic School. |
Police said the alleged incident took place at the school on Wednesday. | |
A team of officers has been talking to pupils from the school in Broomhill Lane, since Thursday. | |
Police have until 2015 BST to question Mr Harvey | Police have until 2015 BST to question Mr Harvey |
Det Supt Adrian Pearson, who is leading the investigation, said a weapon was used and there were a "number of witnesses". | Det Supt Adrian Pearson, who is leading the investigation, said a weapon was used and there were a "number of witnesses". |
Mr Harvey is being held in police custody. | Mr Harvey is being held in police custody. |
Detectives have been granted extra time, until 2015 BST on Friday, in which to question him. | Detectives have been granted extra time, until 2015 BST on Friday, in which to question him. |
Jack was initially taken to King's Mill Hospital but was transferred to Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham, where his condition was described as serious but stable on Friday morning. | Jack was initially taken to King's Mill Hospital but was transferred to Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham, where his condition was described as serious but stable on Friday morning. |
Jack's family released a photograph of him through Nottinghamshire Police and asked for their privacy to be respected. | Jack's family released a photograph of him through Nottinghamshire Police and asked for their privacy to be respected. |
All Saints' School, which opened in 1974, has 1,170 pupils, including a sixth form of 200, and a teaching staff of more than 70. | All Saints' School, which opened in 1974, has 1,170 pupils, including a sixth form of 200, and a teaching staff of more than 70. |
The school, a specialist performing arts college since 2002, describes itself on its website as, "a lively, Catholic comprehensive school with a very special, warm ethos which is recognised by all who visit". | The school, a specialist performing arts college since 2002, describes itself on its website as, "a lively, Catholic comprehensive school with a very special, warm ethos which is recognised by all who visit". |