Student Stabbed By Another Student At West Roxbury Academy, Police Say

WEST ROXBURY (CBS) -- Police said a student was stabbed by another student at West Roxbury Academy Wednesday morning.

The call came in about a 17-year-old student stabbed by a 15-year-old student at the school on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury at 8:32 a.m. Wednesday.

The victim, a Roxbury resident, was stabbed three times and was transported to Brigham and Women's Hospital for emergency surgery. The student is expected to recover.

The suspect, a Dorchester resident, was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He was held on $50,000 cash bail with orders to stay away from the victim and witnesses, stay away from the school, remain under house arrest, and wear a GPS monitor if he posts that amount. He was not identified.

Student Madison Austin told WBZ-TV's Chantee Lans the students were "fighting, then one pulled out a knife and jabbed him, somewhere on his body."

Boston Public Schools said the West Roxbury Educational Complex, which houses the West Roxbury Academy, was placed into safe mode around 8:30 a.m. following the stabbing. It remained in safe mode as police investigated, though classes continued.

Nicholas Christmas came to the school to pick up his daughter, a student there, after he heard of the stabbing. She said she witnessed the stabbing, and didn't feel safe.

"It scared me, so I came to pick up my daughter," said Christmas. "This is West Roxbury, I thought this area was good."

Boston Public Schools said counselors were being made available for any students and staff who would like to discuss the stabbing.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Kim Tunnicliffe reports

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