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| Teacher stabbed to death at Leeds school | Teacher stabbed to death at Leeds school |
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| A female teacher has been stabbed to death at a school in Leeds. | A female teacher has been stabbed to death at a school in Leeds. |
| Police said a 15-year-old male pupil at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Neville Road has been arrested. | Police said a 15-year-old male pupil at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Neville Road has been arrested. |
| The woman, who has not been named, was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead. | The woman, who has not been named, was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead. |
| Det Supt Simon Beldon, of West Yorkshire Police, described the stabbing as an "isolated incident" and said there was "no ongoing risk to pupils or staff". | Det Supt Simon Beldon, of West Yorkshire Police, described the stabbing as an "isolated incident" and said there was "no ongoing risk to pupils or staff". |
| 'Under control' | |
| The call to police came from the ambulance service shortly before 12:00 BST. | |
| Mr Beldon added: "The situation is under control and officers, including safer schools officers and members of the local neighbourhood policing team, are currently at the school and are liaising closely with staff." | |
| He said the "rest of the school is continuing to operate as normal". | |
| Mr Beldon stressed that parents of pupils at the school should "not attend the site unless directly requested to do so by the school". | |
| The college has 950 pupils and according to its website it retains "traditional values", describing these as "a strong Christian ethos, a broad and varied curriculum, good teaching and learning, excellent discipline and outstanding pastoral care". | |
| Mr Beldon said inquiries at the school were at "a very early stage but the full circumstances of this incident will obviously be the subject of a full and thorough investigation". | |
| The BBC's Danny Savage said the school was on a large estate to the east of the city, well known to residents. | |
| "It's regarded as a good school in what in the past could be regarded as a problematic area overall," he said. | |
| Tom Riordan, chief executive of Leeds City Council, said: "We are aware of the serious incident at Corpus Christi Catholic College this morning and our thoughts are with all those concerned." | |
| He added: "We are working with the school to support pupils and staff at this very upsetting time." | |
| Mr Riordan said the authority was "working closely with the police and helping with their investigation". | |
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