RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A New Jersey middle school student was arrested Friday after police said he attacked the school's principal with a knife during a graduation rehearsal.
Kurt Schweitzer, principal of the Union School in Rutherford, was leading the eighth grade class during a morning rehearsal when he was attacked by a 14-year-old male student, who was carrying a folded knife, the website reported. The boy struck Schweitzer's chest several times, police said.
A teacher disarmed the boy and took him to a police officer assigned to the school, News12NewJersey reported.
The teen is facing several charges, including aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon, WABC reported.
The student remains in police custody.
"At no time was anyone else attacked during the incident," the Rutherford Police Department said on its Facebook page.