School locked down after teacher allegedly stabbed by pupil as teen arrested

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A teenage boy has been arrested after reports a teacher was allegedly stabbed by a pupil at a school.Police raced to the Tewkesbury School in Gloucestershire around 9.10am on Monday amid reports of the incident.

An adult was rushed to hospital with a suspected stab wound.Officers confirmed a teen has been arrested in connection with the incident.

His age is not known at this time. A statement by Gloucestershire Constabulary said: “An adult has been taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound following an incident at Tewkesbury School.“We were called around 9.10am today (Monday) with a report a pupil had stabbed a teacher.“A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident.”Parents were notified of the incident by the school, who said the area had been locked down by police as they dealt with the incident.A message on their Facebook page said: "An incident has occurred this morning at Tewkesbury Academy (Tewkesbury School) and we have been advised by Tewkesbury Police to put in place a lockdown."We have a police presence at school and are being fully supported at this time.

We would like to reassure all families that children at Tirlebrook and Little Oaks are safe and well."We must ask that families do not come to school during this time as this could compromise the police operation currently underway and also compromise the safety of the children."During this situation all school staff will be supporting the children and liaising with the police so we would ask that you do not attempt to communicate with the school office. " Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here. BBC presenter 'called teen demanding their mum stopped probe into explicit