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A boy was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed in the chest during a fight in the boys' bathroom at MHS on Monday, Dec. 19, as reported by Daily Voice.
"He had three kids that were handing one knife around and then he had a knife under his shirt that he pulled and stabbed Jordan," the victim's mother, Amanda Cormier, said about the attacker in a quote to CBS Boston.
Jordan's attacker was taken into custody and charged with one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Jordan was also discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, the outlet reports.
Police stated there will be an increased police presence at the school throughout the week as an extra precaution. However, students still felt unsafe as more than 300 did not attend school on Tuesday, school council members told Boston 25 News.
“What’s the plan?," Councilor Adam Knight asked the school superintendent, according to the outlet. "When these kids go back to school how are they going to be safer tomorrow than they were yesterday?”
During a walk-out on Wednesday, one student posted a video to TikTok, dancing with friends while text read "POV: when your school has a protest outside for what happened on Monday."
While some students appeared indifferent about the protest, parents are pushing for change.
In a school committee meeting, parents at the meeting insisted there is a systemic culture of bullying at the school, and that school officials fail to properly combat violence.
"We need a safety protocol," an emotional parent said at the meeting. "I don't care what it takes, we need to do something. You need to step up or step down."
According to Medford Public Schools policy manual, students who sell, possess or bring weapons into school will be expelled.
"The weapons are to include, but are not limited to knives, firearms and clubs," the manual reads. "These rules apply to high school, and after hours activities."
However, another section of the manual states that the district ended their out-of-school suspensions.
“We have additional social, emotional support, outside support, additional police presence and we re-deployed administrators who were also present at the high school today,” superintendent, Dr. Marice Edouard-Vincent said according to Boston25.
However that does not appear to be enough for Cormier, who says her son will not return to school until it it made safe.
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