A student of the Signal Hill Secondary School was stabbed on Friday, 16 February, and is currently nursing serious injuries at hospital.
The incident was captured on a 32-second video, which went viral on social media.
A male student was seen stabbing a classmate with an object while other students shouted in the background. A female student could also be heard saying repeatedly, “He stabbing him.”
THA Secretary of Education, Research and Technology Zorisha Hackett has strongly condemned the incident, saying she was “utterly appalled and deeply grieved” by the heinous incident, which occurred around midday.
Hackett said, “This act of violence is an outright assault on the very sanctity of our educational institutions and the safety of our staff and students.”
She added, school violence, in any form, is “utterly intolerable and completely unacceptable.
“It not only shatters lives but also undermines the fundamental principles of education as a safe haven for intellectual and emotional growth.”
Hackett said the division stands in solidarity with the victim, his family and the entire Signal Hill Secondary School community.