A student was stabbed at Lynn Classical High School in Lynn on Wednesday morning, prompting a large emergency response and a lockdown, officials said.
Crews responding to the high school at 235 Ocallaghan Way found a male student suffering from apparent stab wounds, according to city officials.
The student was taken to Salem Hospital with injuries that were described as non-life-threatening, a spokesperson for Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson said in a statement.
The school was placed in lockdown while police swept the building. Video from the scene showed multiple police cruisers parked on the campus.
A suspect in the stabbing was later apprehended by Lynn police officers. They haven’t been identified and it’s not clear if charges have been filed.
The mayor’s office called the incident “extremely concerning.”
“We share our sympathies for the victim and his family and hope for a speedy recovery,” the mayor’s office said. “The school department is in communication with the families of students at Classical. Our students’ safety is our top priority and violence on any level in our schools is unacceptable.”