The Education Ministry, through its Safety and Security in Schools unit, has intervened, following a stabbing incident, at the Maggotty High school, in St. Elizabeth.

It‘s reported that a male student, used a pen to stab another boy in the head, during a dispute on the school compound, on Monday.

Further reports are that the pen lodged in the child’s head and he was rushed to a medical facility for treatment.

The St. Elizabeth police were summoned, and officers who responded, interviewed the boys, as well as their parents.