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Police Taser 15-Year-Old at North Sydney Boys High After Knife Report

Authorities report no injuries after a brief precautionary lockdown.

Overview

  • NSW Police were called to the Falcon Street campus about 12:40pm following reports a student was carrying a knife.
  • Officers were told an altercation occurred between two students in a classroom before one left in possession of a knife.
  • Television footage showed multiple officers pursuing the teenager through the grounds and a plain-clothes officer later holding the recovered knife.
  • Police used a Taser to arrest the student, who was taken to hospital for assessment as inquiries continue.
  • The NSW Department of Education said the lockdown ended around 1:30pm and classes resumed with all students and staff safe.