Teacher, two students treated for stab wounds at Bonnyrigg High School

TERRORISM has been ruled out in the horrific stabbing at Bonnyrigg High School this morning.

Police arrest a school student outside an ALDI store near Bonnyrigg High School Picture: John Grainger

UPDATE:

TERRORISM has been ruled out in the horrific stabbing at Bonnyrigg High School this morning.

The teacher and two students stabbed in this morning’s incident at Bonnyrigg High School have non-life threatening injuries.

Fairfield police commander Supterintendent Peter Lennon confirmed at a press conference at Fairfield police station this morning the incident involving a teacher and three students was not terrorism-related.

Supt Lennon said it was a “localised issue” and a “one-off”.

“I’m sure we will get to the bottom of the reasons why,” he said.

Supt Lennon also confirmed the injuries to the victims, before closer examination by medical staff, appeared to be single stab wounds.

“They weren’t very deep, thank goodness,” he said.

He added classes had resumed at Bonnyrigg High School though the classroom where the incident occurred was a crime scene and had been closed pending further examination.

He said the student who allegedly carried out the stabbings was not known to police and had not come to the attention of the school principal previously.

Supt Lennon said the Education Department would be looking after the welfare of students and teachers.

NSW police are seen near a backpack and knives at a shopping centre adjacent to Bonnyrigg High School. Picture: (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)

A backpack and knives along with scissors are seen at a shopping centre adjacent to Bonnyrigg High School. Picture: (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)

POLICE are investigating after a teacher and two students were stabbed at a high school in Bonnyrigg today.

Just after 8.45am, emergency services were called to Bonnyrigg High School. in Elizabeth Drive at Bonnyrigg, after reports of a stabbing.

Officers from Fairfield local area command attended.

A teacher, a 48-year-old woman, and two students, a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, have been treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for stab wounds.

The teacher and male student have been taken to Liverpool Hospital and the female student to Westmead Hospital. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The injured students are in Year 11.

Another student, a 16-year-old boy, has been arrested in a car park nearby and three knives seized.

He has been taken to Fairfield police station where he is assisting police with inquiries.

A crime scene has been established and investigations are continuing.