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Two pupils at a Buckinghamshire boarding school have been arrested after a boy was injured with a craft knife in a fight.A 17-year-old boy suffered a minor cut to his arm from the knife in the incident in one of the boarding houses at Stowe School.
Police were called at about 0051 BST and the victim was taken to hospital.
A 17 and 16-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
A spokeswoman for Stowe School said a number of items were removed from the school by officers including a craft knife.
She said there were no previous incidents of pupils possessing knifes.
The injured pupil has since left hospital.
Headmaster Dr Anthony Wallersteiner said: "Aggressive behaviour will never be tolerated here.
"All our pupils are aware that Stowe does not condone violence and adopts a policy of zero tolerance in any unacceptable use of a knife."
The school, established in 1923, said 90% of its pupils are boarders, with about 70 day pupils from the local area.
Former pupils at the £27,000-a-year school in Buckingham include Sir Richard Branson.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Police were called at about 0051 BST and the victim was taken to hospital.
A 17 and 16-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
A spokeswoman for Stowe School said a number of items were removed from the school by officers including a craft knife.
She said there were no previous incidents of pupils possessing knifes.
The injured pupil has since left hospital.
Headmaster Dr Anthony Wallersteiner said: "Aggressive behaviour will never be tolerated here.
"All our pupils are aware that Stowe does not condone violence and adopts a policy of zero tolerance in any unacceptable use of a knife."
The school, established in 1923, said 90% of its pupils are boarders, with about 70 day pupils from the local area.
Former pupils at the £27,000-a-year school in Buckingham include Sir Richard Branson.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.