Student Stabbing In Barnegat Triggers Shelter-In-Place

BARNEGAT, NJ — A shelter-in-place was enacted in Barnegat High School Friday morning after student altercation in which a student was stabbed, Barnegat Township School District Superintendent Brian Latwis and the Barnegat Police Department said.

The shelter-in-place has since been lifted, Latwis said.

The altercation happened in a BHS bathroom Friday morning, Latwis said. A student was stabbed during a fight with a group of students, police said.

The SRO assigned to BHS alerted police at about 7:48 a.m., police said.

A student sustained a non-life-threatening injury in the altercation, Latwis said.

Police found an "edged weapon" and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department CSI unit responded to process the scene and evidence, police said.

The school decided to go into shelter in place to ensure every student involved in the altercation, whether directly or peripherally, could be identified as safe and secure in the school's main office, Latwis said.

"As a district, we obviously take the security of our students and staff very seriously," Latwis said.

Charges are pending the completion of the ongoing investigation, police said.

This story will be updated as more details become available.