DETROIT – A school on Detroit’s west side is closed Thursday as police investigate a stabbing.
District officials said a student allegedly hurt a classmate at Gompers Elementary-Middle School on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
A mother allegedly gave her child a small knife to bring to school. Now, the district is looking into why security measures were not followed.
The alleged weapon sounded off the metal detector when the mother entered the school. However, the security guard failed to search the mother. That security guard has been removed from the school pending an investigation that could lead to termination.
In a social media post, the victim’s mother said her daughter was stabbed in her head, back, and arm, and was cut from neck to ear.
The victim’s mother told Local 4 that the stabbing happened after another altercation that took place on Monday.
She also said that her daughter has now been released from the hospital, but will have a long road to recovery.
The child accused of stabbing their classmate and their mother has been arrested.