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<\/a>A STUDENT OF Fordham Leadership Academy school, located inside Theodore Roosevelt High School campus at 500 East Fordham Road in the Belmont section of The Bronx, said a slashing took place on the third floor of the school on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.Photo by David Greene<\/p>\n
A 17-year-old student was slashed inside a Belmont high school, and a 14-year-old student was arrested and charged in connection with the incident, which unfolded just before lunchtime on Friday, Nov. 21, police said.<\/p>\n
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According to NYPD officials, officers from the 48th Precinct were called to the Fordham Leadership Academy inside Theodore Roosevelt High School campus, located at 500 East Fordham Road at 11.47 a.m. Nov. 21 for a report of a male slashed inside the school.<\/p>\n
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Police said the unidentified victim suffered lacerations to his head and neck and was transported by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n
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Police reported that a 14-year-old male was apprehended one hour after the slashing within the confines of the 48th Precinct, which covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms.<\/p>\n
The teen, who was not identified due to his age, was charged with assault with a weapon, menacing, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds, and harassment.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A student of Fordham Leadership Academy told Norwood News the slashing took place on the third floor of the building, while News 12 The Bronx reported it happened inside a second-floor stairwell.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News reached out to Fordham Leadership Academy to ask if metal detectors were installed at the school. The NYPD later confirmed it had. We also reached out to the New York School Safety Coalition and NYC Department of Education (DOE). We did not receive a response from the New York School Safety Coalition. We\u2019ll share any feedback we receive from DOE.<\/p>\n News 12 had reported<\/a>\u00a0that two 14-year-olds were taken into custody amid the incident, and that a scalpel was used in the attack. Norwood News contacted the NYPD for clarification on whether it was one or two teens finally who were taken into custody. We were simply sent the original report of the incident again. We are following up and will share any further information we receive.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A male construction worker at the school later spoke to us about what he knew of the incident. \u201cI saw the police in front of the school, but I don\u2019t know what happened,\u201d he said. \u201cThere were a lot of police in front of the school. They went inside. I work in the school, but on this side, I don\u2019t go inside until 3 o\u2019clock.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n When contacted, a New York City Department of Education (DOE) spokesperson said of the incident, \u201cThe safety of our students is our very top priority, and this senseless act of violence is unacceptable and deeply concerning. School staff and NYPD School Safety Agents immediately responded to an incident between students, following all protocols. We are grateful that no students were seriously hurt, and we are conducting a full investigation in partnership with the NYPD.\u201d DOE added that the hospitalized student\u2019s injuries were non-life-threatening.<\/p>\n For some related coverage of violence in schools and in the vicinity of schools, click here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here,<\/a> here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently announced the roll-out of \u201cfirst-in-the-nation\u201d 911 rapid response technology<\/a> for active shooters in New York City public schools.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>POLICE SAID A 17-year-old male victim was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition after being slashed on his head and neck on Friday, Nov.\u00a0 21, 2025, inside Fordham Leadership Academy, located on Theodore Roosevelt High School campus at 500 East Fordham Road in the Belmont section of The Bronx.\u00a0
Photo by David Greene<\/p>\n<\/a>POLICE VEHICLES ARE seen outside Theodore Roosevelt High School campus, located at 500 East Fordham Road in Belmont, after a 17-year-old student was slashed inside the Fordham Leadership Academy high school, also located on the campus, and a 14-year-old was charged in the attack on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.
Photo by David Greene<\/p>\n<\/a>POLICE SAID A 17-year-old male victim was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital in Belmont in stable condition after being slashed on his head and neck at Fordham Leadership Academy, located inside Theodore Roosevelt High School campus at 500 East Fordham Road, also in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.
Photo by David Greene<\/p>\n