Source: Radio New Zealand
Tuakau College in Waikato. Tuakau College
A teacher has been injured and a student is in custody fter an incident at a Waikato school.
Tuakau College went into a lockdown during the incident on Thursday morning.
Emergency services were called to the Buckland Road school about 10am, with reports of a person being injured.
Police have confirmed a young person was immediately taken into custody.
An earlier report said the victim had been seriously injured, however, police have since said the person has been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
They are still making enquiries into exactly what has taken place but did confirm the incident involves a student and a teacher.
The school’s lockdown has now been lifted.
“We can reassure the wider community that the matter is contained and there is no wider risk to students or the wider public,” a police spokesperson said.
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