ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. — A student at Sierra Oaks K-8 attacked another student with a household knife Thursday, school officials said.
A spokesperson from the San Juan Unified School District said the students involved were both eighth-graders.
The principal, Hady Chrostowski, said in a statement the student who brought the knife was detained by law enforcement and removed from campus. She was transported to juvenile hall and her parents were contacted, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
The student who was attacked was transported to a local hospital. According to a spokesperson from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, she appears to have non-life-threatening wounds.
Chrostowski said the incident happened during a passing period.
"I know that this can be very disturbing news. We will be continuing with the school day to provide normalcy for our students with the addition of counseling support, but parents and guardians who wish to pick up their students may do so by coming to the school office," Chrostowski wrote in a statement.
Parents picking up their students need to bring identification and may experience wait times as the school works to check students out.
A school email obtained by ABC10 said that they are continuing with normal instruction.
"Things like this shouldn’t happen at any school"
Kids leaving campus appeared afraid, and some were even crying. Mothers that spoke to ABC10 said they’ve seen these types of incidents on the news, but never expected it to happen at their child’s school.
Numerous fathers and mothers like Debo Navarro raced to pick up their kids after hearing about the terrifying incident. Her sons are in kindergarten and third grade.
"Things like this shouldn’t happen at any school, regardless of age,” Navarro said.
Parents were left in shock after school officials said an 8th grade girl stabbed another.
“It was a knife, and I was sort of surprised to hear that some of the kids didn’t go to her aid," said Ashley Tangerass, a mother whose son attends the school.
Tangeraas said her son knows both the students and was nearby when the attack happened.
“A lot of his friends were there. It just happened to be he was in the office, so he did see the girl being brought in and I guess there was blood and they took the victim to the library,” she said.
Her son tells her the victim was known for being a very nice person to everyone and that so many are still trying to make sense of all of it.
(Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article misattributed the source of the school email.)
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