Boy arrested after stabbing incident at a school in Norfolk
A teenage girl has been taken to hospital following an incident in Thorpe St Andrew
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Police were alerted to a stabbing incident at a school on Laundry Lane, Thorpe St Andrew at 10.24am this morning, involving a teenage girl.
Emergency services, including fire and ambulance, attended the scene rapidly.
The victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested nearby on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and has been taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning. He remains in custody.
The road was closed whilst emergency services attended the scene including fire and ambulance.
The road reopened at around 2pm, meanwhile there are a number of police cordons in place in and around the school.
Owen Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of Broad Horizons Education Trust said:
"We have clear procedures in place and our staff acted swiftly, with the whole school going into lockdown with children staying in their classroom with their teacher.
"One of our students was injured and is now being treated in hospital for minor injuries. This has obviously been a distressing experience for our whole community and our focus now is on making sure all students feel supported as we begin to understand what happened."
Officers will be conducting reassurance patrols both at the school and in the area over the coming days.
It is noted that this incident is not believed to be associated with a hate crime reported at the same school last week.