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Bradford teacher stabbed at Dixons Kings Academy Bradford teacher stabbed at Dixons Kings Academy
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A teacher has been stabbed and a pupil is being hunted by detectives in Bradford. A teacher has been stabbed at a Bradford school and a pupil is being hunted by detectives.
The male teacher, 50, was attacked at Dixons Kings Academy at 08:55 BST, police said.The male teacher, 50, was attacked at Dixons Kings Academy at 08:55 BST, police said.
He has been taken to hospital where his condition has been described as stable.He has been taken to hospital where his condition has been described as stable.
West Yorkshire Police are searching for a boy, 14, in connection with the attack. He is described as Asian, with short dark hair and was last seen wearing a blue uniform blazer.West Yorkshire Police are searching for a boy, 14, in connection with the attack. He is described as Asian, with short dark hair and was last seen wearing a blue uniform blazer.
Det Supt Simon Atkinson said: "We are conducting enquiries in the area to locate a suspect and I would like to reassure residents and staff that all necessary resources are being deployed to investigate this ongoing and clearly very serious incident."Det Supt Simon Atkinson said: "We are conducting enquiries in the area to locate a suspect and I would like to reassure residents and staff that all necessary resources are being deployed to investigate this ongoing and clearly very serious incident."
A spokeswoman for the force said a "considerable" search was under way.
'Desperately sad''Desperately sad'
He added there was no ongoing risk to pupils or staff at the school.He added there was no ongoing risk to pupils or staff at the school.
In a statement on its website, the school said it was continuing to operate as normal and staff were working with police on its investigation. In a statement on its website, the school said it was continuing to operate as normal and staff were working with police.
Ian Murch, from the Bradford branch of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), described the situation as "difficult."Ian Murch, from the Bradford branch of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), described the situation as "difficult."
"This is desperately sad and quite shocking. It does raise issues about knives in school," he said."This is desperately sad and quite shocking. It does raise issues about knives in school," he said.
Mr Murch said school stabbings were rare but it was the second incident of its kind in recent years, referring to the murder by a pupil of Ann Maguire at a school in Leeds, in April last year.Mr Murch said school stabbings were rare but it was the second incident of its kind in recent years, referring to the murder by a pupil of Ann Maguire at a school in Leeds, in April last year.
'No reflection on staff'
Will Cornick, 16, was given a life sentence for killing Spanish teacher Mrs Maguire, at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Halton Moor.Will Cornick, 16, was given a life sentence for killing Spanish teacher Mrs Maguire, at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Halton Moor.
Operating since September 2011, the academy was one of the first free schools to open. It has since become part of the Dixons academy group. Bradford Council leader David Green said the stabbing had deeply shocked and traumatised students, school colleagues and the wider community.
At its last Ofsted inspection in December, the school was told it required improvement. Behaviour of pupils was described as "improving" but that a small minority were "disruptive". Labour MP Judith Cummins, whose Bradford South constituency includes the school, called for calm.
West Yorkshire MP, Alec Shelbrook told BBC Radio Leeds: "This should not be seen as reflection on the school, it's leadership or staff." She said: "It's too early to draw parallels between the incident with Ann Maguire. I think we need to recognise that there's an ongoing investigation and concentrate on looking after the victim, the school and the teachers."
'No reflection on staff'
Operating since September 2011, the academy, formerly called the King's Science Academy, was one of the first free schools to open and has about 700 pupils.
It has since become part of the Dixons academy group.
At its last Ofsted inspection in December, the school was told it required improvement. Behaviour of pupils was described as "improving" but that a small minority were "disruptive".
West Yorkshire MP Alec Shelbrooke told BBC Radio Leeds: "This should not be seen as reflection on the school, its leadership or staff."
The school recently hit the headlines after its founder and principal Sajid Hussain Raza was charged with fraud relating to his involvement with Kings.
He and two other members of staff - Shabana Hussain, 38, and Daud Khan, 43 - will stand trial in June 2016.