A 15-year-old student has been tasered and taken into custody after allegedly leaving a classroom armed with a knife at North Sydney Boys High School.
A NSW police spokesperson said police were called to a high school on Falcon St, North Sydney about 12.40pm on Thursday, following reports a student was carrying a knife.
“Officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command attended and were told an altercation had occurred between two students in a classroom, before one of the students left in possession of a knife,” the spokesperson said.
The school was placed in lockdown while officers searched for the teenager.
He was eventually located by police, who used a taser to subdue him before making the arrest.
The student was taken to hospital, and the lockdown was lifted just after 1.30pm.
A spokesperson for the NSW Department of Education confirmed the lockdown was implemented “as a precaution.”
“All students and staff are safe, and students resumed classes after 1.30pm,” the spokesperson said.
Police said they are continuing their inquiries into the matter.
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