A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly slashing another student in the head inside a Queens high school, sending it into lockdown. Wale Aliyu reports.
What to Know
- A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly slashing another student in the head inside a Queens high school, sending it into lockdown
- The teen was slashed in the head at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday
- The student was taken to the hospital and received treatment for non-life threatening injuries
UPDATE: Student Slashed in Head Says Weeks-Old Dispute Sparked Violence
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly slashing another student in the head inside a Queens high school, sending it into lockdown, police said.
The teen allegedly slashed a 16-year-old boy across the forehead at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, the NYPD said.
The 16-year-old was taken to the hospital and received treatment for non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
The union that represents the city's school safety agents said the victim was on a staircase inside the shool when the other student slashed him.
The victim, who is the son of a school safety agent, had to get more than 500 stitches across the top side and bottom of his face after the attack, according to the union.
The 15-year-old who was arrested has been charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
A city Department of Education spokesperson on Tuesday said police and EMS "immediately responded to a serious incident at Cardozo High School this morning where a student was transported to the hospital in stable condition."
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"We are working with NYPD as they conduct an investigation, and are taking additional safety measures at the school," the spokesperson said.
Students told News 4 the two boys had been fighting for several weeks prior to the attack.
The attack was recorded by students at the school and posted to Snapchat.
