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Teenager, 14, stabbed at school | Teenager, 14, stabbed at school |
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A 14-year-old has been stabbed at a school in Leeds. | A 14-year-old has been stabbed at a school in Leeds. |
Police said they believed the youth was attacked by another pupil at Allerton Grange High in the north of the city at about 0930 GMT. | Police said they believed the youth was attacked by another pupil at Allerton Grange High in the north of the city at about 0930 GMT. |
He is now in a stable condition in the Leeds General Infirmary. West Yorkshire Police said a 13-year-old boy had been arrested. | He is now in a stable condition in the Leeds General Infirmary. West Yorkshire Police said a 13-year-old boy had been arrested. |
Parts of the school have been cordoned off. Detectives said the stabbing was not being treated as a racial attack. | Parts of the school have been cordoned off. Detectives said the stabbing was not being treated as a racial attack. |
Richard Morris, chairman of governors at Allerton Grange, released a statement through the city's Education department which said: "We cannot comment on this morning's incident as it is a matter for the police. | Richard Morris, chairman of governors at Allerton Grange, released a statement through the city's Education department which said: "We cannot comment on this morning's incident as it is a matter for the police. |
"The school is calm, lessons are proceeding as normal and we can reassure families that it is a safe environment for their children." | "The school is calm, lessons are proceeding as normal and we can reassure families that it is a safe environment for their children." |
Mr Morris said police were at the site. | Mr Morris said police were at the site. |
"Our thoughts and hopes are focused on the young person in hospital." | "Our thoughts and hopes are focused on the young person in hospital." |
The school's website says it has 1,690 students on the roll, with 258 in the sixth form. | |
The site's front page said pupils were from both inner city and suburban areas. |