Staff remain in hospital in serious but stable condition, police sa
A 15-year-old student at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, N.S., has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, after two staff members were stabbed at the school on Monday morning.
Halifax Regional Police say that two people who work at the school are in the hospital with serious but stable injuries.
Police say that the student, who is too young to be named, was also taken to the hospital on Monday with non-life-threatening stab wounds.
The 15-year-old faces two counts of attempted murder, as well as the following:
- Two charges of assault with a weapon.
- Two charges for having a weapon that could cause trouble in public.
- Two counts of having a weapon hidden.
- Having a weapon that isn’t allowed.
- Having a weapon when you know it’s against the law.
- Mischief.
Police say that they are still looking into the case. The accusations haven’t been proven in court.
The accused was in Nova Scotia youth court for a short time on Tuesday morning. He had a mask on and sat with his head down in the prisoner’s box. He had a big piece of gauze wrapped around his throat.
The Crown is against letting him go free, and there will be a bail hearing on Thursday. The Crown also told him that if he is found guilty, they will try to get an adult sentence for him.
The second day of cancelled classe
In a note to parents, the Halifax Regional Centre for Education said that classes at Charles P. Allen High School have been canceled for Tuesday based on the advice of its crisis team.
The school will remain open, the HRCE said, and students will still be able to come in and speak with support staff if they wish to discuss the incident.
The decision to cancel classes goes against HRCE’s original plan to start teaching again at the school on Tuesday at 12:45 p.m.
In an email to parents on Monday, school principal Stephanie Bird said that school psychologists, social workers, and counselors would be at Charles P. Allen over the next few days to help students individually or in small groups.
She also gave out the numbers for the provincial mental health and addictions crisis line (1-888-429-8167) and the Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868 or CONNECT to 686868) for children and teens.
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