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| Boy, 14, detained after teenager stabbed at school in Sheffield | Boy, 14, detained after teenager stabbed at school in Sheffield |
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| Fifteen-year-old boy suffers serious injuries after incident at All Saints Catholic high school, police say | Fifteen-year-old boy suffers serious injuries after incident at All Saints Catholic high school, police say |
| A 14-year-old boy has been detained after a teenager was stabbed at a school in Sheffield. | A 14-year-old boy has been detained after a teenager was stabbed at a school in Sheffield. |
| A 15-year-old boy suffered serious injuries in the incident at All Saints Catholic high school, South Yorkshire police said. | |
| Police were called shortly after 12.15pm on Monday, and emergency services, including an air ambulance, were dispatched to the scene on Graville Road. | |
| In a message to parents, the headteacher, Sean Pender, said two students had been involved in the incident. | |
| “I am writing to inform you that today we have dealt with an extremely serious incident here in school resulting in us going in to a lockdown procedure,” he said. | |
| “The incident involved two students, one of whom we believe has been seriously injured. All other students are contained and safe.” | |
| “I understand the level of anxiety you will be feeling without knowledge of the nature of the incident, but at this time I have limited information to share with you whilst we have police and paramedics on site.” | |
| He asked parents for “your prayers and support at this time”. | |
| It was the second time in a week that the school had been put in lockdown, with children kept inside the building until police allowed them to leave.It is the second time in a week that students have been put on “lockdown,” the Sheffield Star reports. On Wednesday last week, staff and students were told to “stay put” because of “threats of violence” between a “small number of students.” | |
| Those involved were reportedly escorted off the premises, without any incidents of violence or anyone being injured. | |
| “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,” one unnamed parents told the newspaper. | |
| “Now is not the time for recriminations but the school will have some serious questions to answer in the coming days.” | |
| The school, which has around 1,300 pupils aged between 11 and 18, was rated “Good” in its most recent Ofsted report, in October 2023. | |
| “Following a stabbing at a school in Sheffield, a teenage boy has been detained by police and our officers are on scene, a spokesperson for South Yorkshire police said. | |
| “A 15-year-old boy is enroute to hospital with serious injuries. His family is aware. | |
| “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.” | “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.” |