Valencia High School: Student stabbed during altercation
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Valencia High School was placed on a ‘soft lockdown’ Friday afternoon following an altercation on campus which resulted in a stabbing.
According to the William S. Hart Union High School District, two students were involved in an altercation and one student was stabbed.
According to The Signal, the student was stabbed with a pencil, but law enforcement and school officials have yet to confirm that.
Images from SkyFOX showed multiple patrol vehicles in front of the campus.
According to the sheriff's department, the altercation involved two 15-year-old boys. The one who was stabbed suffered a "puncture wound" and was taken to a hospital and was considered stable, sheriff's officials said.
The other teen was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and taken to Sylmar Juvenile Hall, according to the sheriff's department.
It was unclear what sparked the altercation.
The lockdown was later lifted.
A team of counselors are on campus to provide support to students and staff, the school district said.