A schoolboy has been arrested after a teacher was stabbed at a secondary school in Gloucestershire. Police were called at 9.10 a.m. on Monday to reports of a pupil stabbing a teacher at a school in Tewkesbury.
The school was locked down, and the adult was taken to the hospital "with a suspected stab wound", Gloucestershire Police said. Parents and the careers of pupils at the school have been advised to proceed to Dobbies Garden Centre on Diamond Road to get assistance from police.
Parents were originally sent a message from the school at around 9.30 saying: "A message to all parents and careers: Tewkesbury Academy has been placed into lockdown this morning. Please do not attend the site or call. We will provide more information shortly."
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: "We were called at 09:08 hrs. to an incident in Tewkesbury on Monday, July 10. We sent three double-crewed land ambulances and two operations officers. We transported one patient by land to Gloucester Royal Hospital."
Meanwhile, teachers at nearby Tirlebrook Primary School said in a Facebook post that the school had also been locked down on police advice. "An incident occurred this morning at Tewkesbury Academy, and Tewkesbury Police have advised us to lock down," they said. "We have a police presence at school and are fully supported at this time. We would like to reassure all families that children at Turtlebrook and Little Oaks are safe and well.
The school where the teacher was stabbed
"We must ask that families do not come to school during this time as this could compromise the police operation currently underway and also compromise the safety of the children.
"During this situation, all school staff will support the children and liaise with the police, so we would ask that you do not communicate with the school office.
"We thank you all for your support and will update you when we know more." Gloucestershire Police said in a statement: "An adult has been taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound following an incident at Tewkesbury School. "We were called around 9.10 a.m. today (Monday) with a report that a pupil had stabbed a teacher. A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident."
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