Gompers stabbing prompts security review after mother brings knife

A student was stabbed by a classmate at Gompers Elementary-Middle School in Detroit on Oct. 8 after the assailant’s mother brought a small knife into the building and handed it to her child, school officials said. The wounded student was hospitalized in stable condition, and both the student accused of the attack and the student’s mother were arrested, authorities said.

Detroit Public Schools Community District said the incident involved two eighth grade students. According to the district, a metal detector at the school entrance sounded when the mother entered, but a security guard did not search her. The district has removed the security guard from the school pending an investigation that could result in termination, officials said.

Detroit police said the stabbing followed a disagreement between a 14-year-old girl and the victim. The victim’s mother wrote on social media that her daughter suffered wounds to the head, back and arm and sustained a cut from the neck to the ear. School officials said the victim was hospitalized and listed in stable condition; they added they were not aware of any additional threats to students.

Administrators canceled classes at Gompers...