WASHINGTON TERRACE, Utah — A student at a South Ogden school was stabbed Tuesday, forcing the school to be placed on hold following the incident.
The Weber School District said a fight involving multiple students at T.H. Bell Junior High School occurred in the morning, with one student allegedly stabbing another with a knife. The injured student was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to be fine.
Four other juveniles were brought to the Weber County Sheriff's Office headquarters to be interviewed by detectives.
“I haven’t seen something [happen] to this magnitude while being in the schools, but things do happen,” said Sgt. Paul Babinsky.
Once the hold was issued, students and staff were told to remain in their classrooms while police investigated the incident.
“It’s pretty scary,” said Tarah Gini, the parent of a seventh-grade student at the school. "As we pulled up, I saw a ton of cop cars. I’m all, ‘What’s going on?’ [Her son] texts his friends and they say, ‘Don’t come to school, we’re on lockdown right now.’”
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The names of the students involved in the fight have not been released, but the sheriff's office is now investigating and will determine if charges will be filed.
"We understand that situations like this can be concerning for students and families," the district said in a statement, adding they will have support resources available for students at the school.