Student stabbed during fight on last day of school at Encina High, Sacramento sheriff says
A former student of Encina High School in Arden Arcade, expelled from the school a year ago for allegedly stabbing another student, returned to the campus Tuesday and allegedly stabbed the same victim five times on the last day of school, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect, a girl, had been involved in a physical altercation with another girl on May 2, 2022, that ended with the suspect stabbing the victim, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Amar Gandhi said.
Following the stabbing, the suspect was expelled from Encina High, served time in juvenile hall and was ordered to pay restitution to the victim, Gandhi said.
The suspect, who had since been released from juvenile hall custody, on Tuesday morning arrived at the Encina High campus, located the same victim in a hallway and stabbed her multiple times, Gandhi said. A school staff member disarmed the suspect, who was then restrained and detained, Gandhi said.
The victim suffered five stab wounds that are not believed to be life-threatening, Gandhi said, and was taken to a hospital. The suspect was again booked into juvenile hall, he said. Her identity will not be released because she is a minor.
Encina High and nearby Katherine Johnson Middle School, on Bell Street near Arden Way, were placed on precautionary shelter-in-place orders around 10:20 a.m. following an “altercation” on the Encina campus, San Juan Unified School District said in a statement on its website.
The incident happened on the last day of school for Encina High and other San Juan Unified campuses.
At the time of last year’s stabbing, a San Juan Unified spokesperson said the victim was a ninth-grade student and the suspect an 11th-grade student during the 2021-22 school year.
San Juan Unified in an update just after 11 a.m. said the two schools would remain in shelter-in-place protocols through the end of the school day, which remained as scheduled at the campuses. The district also allowed parents to pick up their students earlier than scheduled dismissal time.
The family of the injured student has been contacted, the school district said. No other students or staff were hurt.
