Livonia High student taken into custody, another taken to hospital after stabbing; new policies adopted

LIVONIA – A student was taken to the hospital after being stabbed by another student at Livonia High School Tuesday morning. As a result, the school district has instituted a number of new safety policies.

Livonia Police also said the student who stabbed his classmate in the arm was quickly arrested shortly after the stabbing. 8:00 a.m. The student who was stabbed is in stable condition, school officials add.

After the stabbing, several law enforcement officers were dispatched to the school and the school was placed on lockdown until all students were sent home.

Effective immediately, students are now prohibited from bringing backpacks onto campus.

Students are also not allowed to bring cell phones to school, just as it is prohibited to bring headphones, earphones or similar listening devices onto school grounds, the Pointe Coupee Parish School District announced in a publication.

“We are implementing new arrival procedures to ensure a safe and orderly entrance to campus,” the release said. “School buses will unload one at a time under the direction of staff. Teachers driving buses will have the right of way and unload their students first. Our established checkpoint procedures will continue as normal to maintain campus security.”