Police arrest seventh grader after girl stabbed at Coronado Middle School

Coronado Middle School File photo courtesy of Coronado Unified School District A boy in seventh grade at Coronado Middle School stabbed a female seventh grader Tuesday leaving the victim hospitalized according to Coronado police Police say the assailant used a pocket knife to stab the girl twice in the school s library during a class break prompting officers to respond to the campus at around a m The boy was arrested while the girl was taken to a hospital for healing of her unspecified injuries according to police Due to the ages of the individuals involved no further identifying information will be issued at this time the Coronado Police Department mentioned in a message Police stated due to the ages of the alleged perpetrator and victim that the department would offer no further identifying information about them They added that the school is cooperating as the inspection continued The department stated the school was not on lockdown nor was there any current threat to other students and staff