Stratford school stabbing: Three boys arrested after boy, 15, knifed at east London secondary
Three teenagers have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed at a school in Stratford.
Police were called to the Bobby Moore Academy, close to Queen Elizabeth Park, shortly after 12.30pm on Thursday.
Officers attended and three boys were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. All three remain in custody.
Eyewitnesses saw several emergency service vehicles arriving at lunchtime.
Some children were in tears as they left school yesterday afternoon and their parents spoke to ITV News London about what happened.
One mother said: 'I'm angry because the school doesn't do anything to keep children safe.'
Another added: 'It's a bit scary. You get an email to say a situation happened at school and there's police there. You worry.'
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A third mother said: 'I'm pretty scared actually. My son's been in the school two weeks and it's the last thing you want to hear, any parent wants to hear. I'm going to be contemplating my decisions.'
Meanwhile, the boy 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his leg.
The Metropolitan Police exlained his injuries are not deemed to be life-changing.
The force said it is continuing to work closely with the secondary school, and all pupils were cleared from the building.
No other injuries were reported.
A spokesperson from the Bobby Moore Academy confirmed to ITV that a student was taken to hospital, but they are expecting they will make a full recovery.
They said: 'We are in close contact with the family, fully supporting them and sending very best wishes from the whole school community.
'The safety and wellbeing of our students will always be our top priority, and our staff acted with great professionalism, following all procedures and practices.
'We recognise this will have been upsetting news for our families, and we were in touch with them, providing updates throughout the afternoon.'
The school sits close to the London Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Park and believes the setting for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games helps pupils to value hard work and dedication, according to its website.
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