High school in Melbourne’s south-east locked down after stabbing incident

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A high school in Melbourne’s south-east has gone into lockdown after an alleged stabbing on the grounds just before school pick-up.

Victoria Police said officers were called to Keysborough Secondary College on Isaac Road after a man allegedly assaulted another man about 3pm on Tuesday.

Police have been called to a stabbing at Keysborough Secondary College.

“Officers quickly arrived on scene and arrested a man, [who] will be interviewed,” police said in a statement.

“The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries consistent with a stabbing.”

Police said investigators believe the two men involved were known to each other.

Keysborough Secondary College warned parents about the incident via text message.

Police were called to a stabbing at Keysborough Secondary College on Tuesday.

“Dear parents, we have had to initiate a lockdown,” a notification from the school read. “I can confirm all students are safe and any student still inside the school will be permitted to leave shortly.”

Ambulance Victoria said two patients had been taken to hospital after paramedics arrived around 3.05pm, but referred further enquiries to police.

Photos shared online show multiple police and ambulances at the school as students left the campus.

It comes less than a week after a Berwick primary school was forced into lockdown amid reports one student had stabbed another.

Emergency services were called to Brentwood Park Primary School about 9am last Thursday, where they treated a boy for non-life-threatening injuries. A female school staff member also received medical attention for minor injuries.

Both Brentwood Park Primary School and nearby Kambrya College were briefly locked down in the aftermath of the incident for the safety of staff and students.

In an email on Thursday afternoon, Brentwood Park principal James Bell told parents of year 1 students that “an older student entered your child’s classroom and behaved in a dangerous manner”.