Police arrests 14-year-old suspect
One teacher in Saskatchewan was injured when they tried to help a student who was set on fire by another student, according to reports.
The incident happened on Thursday, at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
A 15-year-old girl was doused in a flammable substance and set on fire, reported CTV News.
School staff members extinguished the fire.
A school resource officer arrested a 14-year-old girl as a suspect, according to the report.
The officer happened to be at the high school when the incident happened, said Srgt. Ken Kane, the SRO unit supervisor.
“Our officer that was on scene was at the immediate area of the event within 30 seconds and had someone in custody within 60 seconds,” he said, according to a report from The Canadian Press (CP) posted on City News.
“I believe this situation could have been much worse and more out of control if we didn’t have an officer there right away.
Both the injured teacher and the 15-year-old girl are being treated in hospital.
The school was closed for the rest of the day, and classes were cancelled for Friday.
“This incident resulted in serious injuries to the student and to the staff members that intervened. The injured persons were transported to hospital,” a school division spokesperson said, according to CP.
“We are grateful to the Evan Hardy staff for their immediate response and acknowledge it was a traumatic incident for the entire school community. We are providing supports to students and staff.”
