A 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly stabbing a Brooklyn school safety agent as she tried to break up an brawl between two middle schoolers, police said. 

The teen is accused of knifing the agent, a 53-year-old woman, in her calf as she intervened in the 3:10 p.m. Wednesday scuffle on Beverley Road near Ralph Avenue, steps from IS 285, the Meyer Levin Middle School for the Performing Arts in East Flatbush, police said.

He was quickly arrested and charged with felony assault, authorities said Thursday. 

The 13-year-old boy allegedly stabbed the agent in the calf outside IS 285, the Meyer Levin Middle School for the Performing Arts in East Flatbush, cops said.The 13-year-old boy allegedly stabbed the agent in the calf outside IS 285, the Meyer Levin Middle School for the Performing Arts in East Flatbush, cops said. ABC 7

He is expected to be prosecuted as a juvenile, with his case proceeding in Family Court. 

The agent was taken to the Kings County Hospital Center, where she is listed in stable condition, authorities said. 

The school is home to about 750 students from grades 6, 7 and 8.

Authorities respond to a pepper spray incident at Meyer Levins Junior High School in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. The incident allegedly effected up to 25 students. The teen was charged with felony assault, and his case will likely proceed in Family Court. Daniel William McKnight

The building does not have metal detectors in place to detect weapons as students enter the building, law enforcement sources said.Â