Student ‘attacked and stabbed’ outside Scarborough high school: Police
Posted October 12, 2023 1:58 pm.
Last Updated October 12, 2023 6:01 pm.
A Scarborough high school student was injured after being stabbed by fellow students outside of school on Thursday.
Toronto police were called to David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute in the Midland Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East area at 1:30 p.m. for reports of a stabbing.
Authorities said a student was “attacked and stabbed” outside the school but on school property. Two suspects, later confirmed to be students, were arrested at the scene.
Toronto Paramedics tell CityNews the victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
In a letter sent to parents and guardians, school principal Aatif Choudhry said a lockdown or hold and secure was not required because there was no additional threat to the safety of students, staff or the community after the stabbing.
“The students involved felt comfortable returning to the school for staff’s assistance and support following the incident, and this is a reflection of our caring and supportive [school] community,” Choudry wrote in the letter.
“This incident may be understandably upsetting for students who saw or heard about what happened. Please be assured that we will do all that we can to assist. Specially-trained TDSB staff are available to provide counselling and support.”
Last winter, a student was killed in a targeted shooting at the same Scarborough high school. An 18-year-old was fatally shot in February 2022 by a group of suspects. David and Mary Thomson C.I. was placed in lockdown as a result.
