{"id":197695,"date":"2026-04-15T03:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197695\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T03:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:58:20","slug":"teen-accused-of-slashing-student-15-in-the-forehead-in-nyc-school-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197695\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen accused of slashing student, 15, in the forehead in NYC school: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A teen is accused of slashing a 15-year-old student in the forehead with a scalpel in a Bronx high school on Monday, police and sources said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/student-15-slashed-inside-bronx-195426804.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:boy was attacked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;boy was attacked&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boy was attacked<\/a> at William H. Taft High School on East 172nd Street at around 12:50 p.m., according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More Local News&quot;}\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect, also 15, allegedly cut the victim on the forehead with a scalpel, sources said. It was unclear what prompted the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect was arrested and charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and harassment, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mira Wassef is an award-winning reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She joined the PIX11 News digital team in 2022. See more of her work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/mira-wassef\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE BRONX, N.Y. 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