Two females were taken to hospital after being injured in a stabbing at a high school in Pickering Wednesday.
Durham Regional Police were called to Pine Ridge Secondary School at around 1:15 p.m. after an incident on school property.
When they arrived, officers found a 16-year-old girl near the school’s entrance suffering from stab wounds. The girl was taken to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. A female teacher who tried to intervene in the incident sustained minor injuries. She was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital to be checked over.
A 16-year-old female is in custody in connection with the incident and police said charges are pending.
The motive for the stabbing is not yet clear.
Police said in a tweet that the building was not in lockdown and that students would be dismissed at their regular time.
