Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School.
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A boy has suffered a minor injury after another student struck him with a pocketknife at school on Tuesday morning.
The incident happened at Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School, with its principal detailing the event in a social media post addressed to parents and caregivers.
Henk Popping said a pocketknife was pulled out by one of the boys during an altercation, and struck the other student’s forearm.
“This caused a minor injury and both boys’ caregivers have met with myself, school leaders and police constables who were notified as a follow-up.
“Both boys have been removed from the school for the remainder of the week which will be followed up with a re-integration process assisted by the Ministry of Education and our Police Community Constables.”
The school has also taken steps to support students and staff who have been affected by the incident, Popping said.
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