RPA student suffers minor injuries after fight

Published 12:00 am Friday, May 15, 2015

A student was injured during an altercation involving a knife at Redmond Proficiency Academy on Thursday morning, according to Executive Director Jon Bullock.

In a statement from the Redmond School District, Communications Coordinator Kelly Richard wrote that Redmond Police and RPA staff responded to the fight at 7:45 a.m., at the Hugh Hartman Campus on West Antler Avenue in Redmond.

“During the altercation, one student brandished a broken piece of a small pocket knife, causing minor injuries to the other student,” according to the statement.

The wounded student was taken by ambulance to St. Charles Bend, and a crisis response team has been activated for students and staff who might need counseling.

Redmond Police are investigating the incident, and the student who used a knife was taken into police custody, according to an earlier statement distributed through the school’s social media accounts.

—Bulletin staff report

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