Two Students Stabbed in Separate Incidents at NYC Schools

The incidents, which occurred at a Bronx middle school and a Brooklyn high school, have reignited the debate over the use of metal detectors in schools.

• A 12-year-old girl was slashed in the leg at a Bronx middle school on Wednesday, a day after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed at a Brooklyn high school.
• The girl was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where she was in stable condition, and a person of interest was in custody.
• The boy was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, and a second 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
• Neither of the schools where the incidents occurred have metal detectors, a contentious issue in New York City schools.
• According to the most recent data available from City Hall, felony crime in the city’s schools rose 16 percent in the 2023 fiscal year.

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