Overview
- Police say an 11-year-old girl stabbed a 12-year-old boy inside P.S./I.S. 218 in the Bronx just after 11 a.m., and the boy was hospitalized in stable condition at Lincoln Medical Center.
- The girl was taken into custody, and sources reported the two students had a prior dispute.
- A Department of Education spokesperson called the violence unacceptable, noted EMS and NYPD responded immediately, and said counseling is being provided to the school community.
- Parents and local reporting highlighted security concerns at P.S./I.S. 218, citing no metal detectors and limited school safety staffing for roughly 800 students.
- Separately around 11:20 a.m., police and sources reported an 11-year-old released pepper spray in the cafeteria at JHS 217 in Queens, sending two 12-year-old students to Elmhurst Hospital Center and leading to two students being taken into custody.