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Student charged in stabbing, other student hospitalized

Student charged in stabbing, other student hospitalized

Students at Goodrich Academy in Fitchburg were dismissed after a campus lockdown in connection with a stabbing and the arrest of a student Wednesday afternoon, police said.

A 15-year-old student was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Police Chief Christopher Garcia said in a statement to MassLive.

Police arrived at the school around 1:59 p.m. for a reported assault, Garcia said. Officers immediately spotted a student being stabbed before being taken to hospital. The student’s injuries were not life-threatening.