ATLANTA — A student who is accused of stabbing one of his classmates in the face with scissors is expected to face multiple criminal charges.
The incident happened on Friday morning at North Atlanta High School.
Students recorded the disturbing incident on their phones, and now the graphic video is at the center of a criminal investigation.
“It was even sadder to watch when I see people just sitting around him, recording him instead of helping him,” student Kamya Low said.
The video shows how one of the students is picked up and thrown to the floor. The student who picked the other up begins stabbing the other student in the face with a pair of scissors as he lies on the ground.
The video then shows the injured student with a bloodied face before he was rushed to the hospital.
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Low told Channel 2’s Michael Seiden that she is friends with the victim
“I made TikToks with him. I’ve talked to him. Like, he’s a pretty cool person,” Low said.
A spokesperson for Atlanta Public Schools confirmed that the school was placed on lockdown as staff members secured the building.
“It was so disturbing to watch. I definitely called my mom,” another student told Seiden.
Parents were also shaken. Yuvonka Stephens said she had just dropped off her son at the school when she learned about the fight.
“It’s scary. I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all,” Stephens said.
In its statement to Channel 2 Action News, APS said, in part:
“School staff responded to secure the area, ensure the safety of all students, and provide care to the injured student who is currently being treated at a local hospital. Atlanta Public Schools takes matters involving student safety very seriously. ”
The school district confirmed its police department is investigating, and criminal charges are pending.
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