SPOKANE, Wash. — Newly filed court documents are revealing what led up to the stabbing at Shadle Park High School last week that sent one student to the hospital. KREM 2 also uncovered social media accounts focused on sensationalizing fights at the high school.
Currently, one Shadle Park High school student is recovering from a stab wound and another is in custody at the Spokane County Juvenile Center. Based on the documents, this fight had been brewing for some time.
Spokane County Juvenile Court documents said one student wasn’t getting along with another student and they planned on fighting for some time.
When those two students confronted each other in a bathroom alongside two other students, the fight started. Court documents said while the third student fought back, the defendant pulled out a knife and stabbed her in the chest.
Spokane police later collected two knives from the fourth student. She admitted the knives belonged to her, but that she gave one of them to the defendant the day before the fight.
Spokane police arrested the 17-year-old for first-degree assault. She made her first appearance in juvenile court Monday. She isn’t formally charged yet, but she will remain in the juvenile detention center awaiting her arraignment on Feb. 13.
KREM 2 also found several Instagram accounts relating to Shadle Park High school fights. Many of them include videos and pictures of fights at the school over the past year. When asked how Spokane Public Schools is addressing this fight culture at Shadle Park, they sent this statement:
“The current tone at Shadle Park High School is calm. There has been no conflict or continuation of the fighting that occurred last week. If needed, students can meet with a school counselor. As we move into the second semester, we will continue to provide the predictability students need for continued healing. We encourage anyone experiencing safety concerns to connect with a trusted teacher, counselor, or administrator.”
KREM 2 pressed the district to share what specific actions are being taken to combat the occurrence of these fights. The district said it already answered these questions in its press conference last week.
In that press conference Thursday, spokesperson Sandra Jarrard said school administrators would gather to discuss how to make sure students return and feel safe. On Tuesday, the district said the principal has worked with individual families to hear their concerns and find a way forward.
Jarrard also told the media in the press conference they would debrief on how to be better, improve on response to this recent incident. Today, the district said the result of that discussion was it is continually evaluating and considering the effectiveness of procedures the district has in place.
And Jarrard’s message to parents last week was this, “We are building a culture of safety in all of our schools. So safety is everybody's responsibility."
On Tuesday, the district said it’s building this "culture of safety" by persistently working to build relationships, encourage students and families to say something if they see something that’s not safe and inviting students to speak to their school counselor or a trusted teacher, or they can contact the district anonymously through the district’s “Let's Talk” page.
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