A 15-year-old student was stabbed twice in the head with a pair of scissors on Tuesday morning at Jennings Secondary School by a schoolmate of the same age.
The incident happened about 10:45am during recess.
The teens got into an altercation during which one used a pair of scissors to stab the other in the head.
The injured student has since been treated at hospital and discharged, while the other student fled the compound.
Police have begun investigations and are in contact with the attacker’s family.
The matter is being dealt with, according to sources, under the provisions outlined in the Child Justice Act.
This is the first incident of youth related violence in the recent wave of attacks that has taken place at a school outside of St. John’s.
There is no indication that the incident on Tuesday is related to the youth gang affiliated cases affecting city-based schools.