Overview

• The eighth-grade victim was released from the hospital and is recovering, according to district officials.
• Officials say the suspect’s mother brought a small knife after triggering a metal detector but was not searched, and the security guard was removed pending investigation under a policy requiring checks when alarms sound.
• The district is adding a third security guard and a police officer at Gompers for the rest of the school year, increasing oversight of metal-detector use across schools, providing counseling, and planning to reopen Monday.
• The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing potential charges, and both the girl and her mother were arrested.
• Parents criticized delayed notification and communication, the victim’s mother says she may pursue legal action, and officials acknowledged prior tension between the students as well as a principal injury during the intervention.