Castor Gardens Middle School employee speaks out

The weapons detection system at Castor Gardens Middle School, where two staffers were stabbed this week, doesn’t pick up knives
The student who stabbed two staffers at Castor Gardens Middle School this week was able to pass through the school’s weapons detection system without being flagged because it does not detect most knives.
Philadelphia teachers union calls stabbing at Castor Gardens Middle School "epic" failure
Questions remain about how a middle school student was able to bring a kitchen knife into school and stab two educators.
Philly: Boy Stabs 2 Teachers at Castor Gardens Middle School
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Arthur Steinberg blamed the incident on an “epic administrative failure” by the school.
Two injured in stabbing at Castor Gardens Middle School
Police responded to Castor Gardens Middle School on the 1800 block of Cottman Avenue just past noon after receiving a report of a person with a weapon. Officers arrived to find a 63-year-old woman who had been stabbed in the left side of her body, and a 31-year-old woman who was stabbed in her right arm, police said.
Educator speaks out after stabbing at Castor Gardens Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia
A Castor Gardens Middle School staff member is recounting the terrifying knife attack on Tuesday afternoon that has some students still shaken up. Classroom assistant Rasheima Hainey is emotionally drained after she said she witnessed an 11-year-old boy pull out a steak knife before stabbing two people.
Philadelphia Teachers' Union Demands Action After 11-Year-Old Stabs Staff at Castor Gardens Middle School
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers demands a security overhaul after an 11-year-old stabbed two staff members.
'Epic administrative failure': Teachers union president demands answers after school stabbing
The union president says the school did not follow protocol after the stabbing. Instead of a lockdown and an announcement over the public address system, a staffer was the one who warned teachers to lock their doors.
Boy stabs 2 teachers at Philly middle school, police say
An 11-year-old boy is in custody after he stabbed two teachers with a kitchen knife at a Philadelphia middle school on Tuesday, police said.
Police Arrest Student After Teaching Staff Stabbed
An 11-year-old school pupil was arrested after stabbing two teaching aids at his middle school in Philadelphia.
Student Stabs School Staff at Philadelphia Middle School
A student is currently in police custody after allegedly stabbing two teacher aides at Castor Gardens Middle School in Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon. RELATED STORIES: Newport News Teacher Shot By Six-Year-Old Student Allowed To Proceed With Lawsuit Against School Board The attack reportedly occurred around noon during a math class,
Teachers' aides stabbed by student at Philadelphia middle school: police
Two people were injured, and a person was taken into custody after a stabbing erupted inside a middle school in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon.
‘You didn’t have time to be afraid’: The Castor Gardens paraprofessional who protected kids during Tuesday’s stabbing speaks out
When Rasheima Hainey saw a student in her classroom flash a knife — small, black-handled, serrated — she didn’t allow herself ...
Union leader says ‘epic' failure led to boy stabbing Philly teachers at school
As two teachers who police say were stabbed by a student continue to recover, a union leader blamed the incident on an “epic ...
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Castor Gardens Middle School
Castor Gardens Middle School is a public school located in Philadelphia, PA, which is in a large city setting. The ...