UK - teenage boy arrested after teacher stabbed at school in Tewkesbury

[Luwin]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66151983

Summary​

1. A male teacher has been taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound following an incident at Tewkesbury School
2. Police say they were called just after 09:00 BST, and a teenage boy has been arrested
3. The school says other pupils remain "safe and well"
4. One teacher kept his pupils safe by sitting in front of a classroom door and barricading it, a parent says
5. Pupils were locked down after the incident, but are now being allowed to leave
6. Tewkesbury is a state school for 11 to 18-year-olds

 

[dotr]

Tewkesbury School latest: Maths teacher in late 20s 'stabbed by pupil' in classroom

A maths teacher in his late 20s was stabbed by a pupil at a school in Gloucestershire this morning.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Maths teacher Jamie Sansom was stabbed during an incident at Tewkesbury Academy
''A maths teacher in his late 20s was stabbed by a pupil at a school in Gloucestershire this morning.

''Jamie Sansom, a teacher from Newport, Wales, was taken to hospital this morning after reports of a stabbing, local sources said.''


''Tewkesbury School is a secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 18. Around 1,300 pupils attend the non-selective school. It was downgraded from “Good” to “Requires Improvement” by Ofsted after its last inspection in October.''

 

[Luwin]

He looks so young

 

[Luwin]

From the live reporting:

Ocone says that police got two calls this morning - from the school and from the ambulance service - saying a male teacher had been stabbed in a corridor, and he suffered a single stab wound.

He is now in a stable condition, Ocone says.

 

[Penny68]

Hopefully the teacher will recover mentally/physically as well as can be. Horrendous though for him just there doing his chosen job then this comes his way.

 

[Luwin]

I very much hope this does not become the norm in the UK

 

[Luwin]

Tewkesbury school stabbing: Teacher is 'recovering well'

Tewkesbury Academy reopens after going into lockdown on Monday as armed police hunted the suspect.

www.bbc.co.uk

A teacher who was stabbed at school is "recovering well" after leaving hospital.
The trust that runs Tewkesbury Academy said the teacher, who was attacked just after 09:00 BST on Monday, was not intervening in a student fight.
The Gloucestershire school reopened earlier after "careful consultation with police", a spokesman said.
A teenager is being questioned after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The Tewkesbury Academy spokesman said: "Following careful assessment and consultation with police, Tewkesbury Academy reopened today.

 

[d0lphin]

He looks so young

I know, I thought they were showing a photo of the perpetrator at first, which of course they can't due to his age.
It's rare in the UK for a crime such as this to occur. I work in a school and feel that it's only a matter of time for it to be a more common occurrence.

 

[Luwin]

Teenage boy admits stabbing Tewkesbury schoolteacher

He appears in court after the teacher suffered a single stab wound in a school corridor.

www.bbc.co.uk

A 15-year-old boy has admitted stabbing a teacher in a school corridor.
Maths teacher Jamie Sansom was taken to hospital with a single wound after being attacked at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire on July 10.
Firearms officers arrested the suspect two hours later about three miles (4.8km) away, and a knife was seized.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted one charge of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent at Bristol Magistrates Court.
He had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing a bladed article following the attack.