Fitchburg school returns to class after stabbing – Boston News, Weather, Sports

FITCHBURG, MASS. (WHDH) – High school students in Fitchburg are returning to the classroom a day after a classmate was stabbed at school.

Police arrested a Goodrich Academy student in connection with the stabbing on Wednesday.

According to Fitchburg police, officers responded to a report of an assault at the school around 1:59 p.m. When they arrived, they found a student with non-life-threatening stab wounds, police said.

The stabbed student was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital for further treatment, officials said. A 15-year-old classmate was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said.

Goodrich Academy was placed on lockdown while police responded.

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