AUBURN HILLS (WWJ) — A 16-year-old student at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills has been charged with assault following a stabbing in a school bathroom on Tuesday.
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced Wednesday the teen, whose name is not being released, is facing multiple charges, including assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.
“This incident is unacceptable. My top priority is ensuring kids feel safe at their school,” McDonald said, per a press release.
The charges were announced a day after a fight between the two students led to the stabbing, though authorities have not said what led to the fight. The 15-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times, including in the leg, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Police found a kitchen knife in the bathroom.
McDonald said she is “grateful the victim is recovering” and that the situation “could have been much worse for all involved.”
“The accused assailant, who is just 16, will face serious consequences that hopefully serves as a wake-up call,” she said.
The suspect has been charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a weapon in a weapon-free school zone.
If adjudicated, he will be subject to the jurisdiction of Family Court.
The high school, at Auburn and Squirrel Roads, as well as the nearby Auburn Elementary, were put into a brief soft lockdown, meaning kids were kept in their classrooms until police gave the all clear.
Auburn Hills Police Deputy Chief Scott McGraw told WWJ Newsradio 950’s Tim Pamplin on Tuesday the student who stabbed the other would likely be expelled from the school and officials were working to determine how the knife made it past the school’s weapons detection system.
"It's tragic," McGraw said on Tuesday. "School violence and these arguments escalate very, very quickly."
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