Two teacher aides slashed by student, 17, inside NYC high school

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-07-28 02:08:04 | Updated at 2026-07-28 02:46:01 58 minutes ago

A student slashed two teacher aides inside a Bronx high school on Monday morning, according to cops and sources.

The 17-year-old student slashed the two educator aides with a sharp object inside Howard Taft High School in Claremont just after 10:15 a.m., according to the NYPD and sources.

Aerial view of the William Taft High School in the Bronx with a police car parked outside the building. A student slashed two teacher aides inside Howard Taft High School in Claremont on Monday morning. CBS News

A 53-year-old man sustained a laceration to the left arm, and a 30-year-old man suffered a minor laceration to his left hand, cops said.

The 30-year-old aide was cut while trying to intervene in the altercation, WABC reported.

Emergency responders brought the pair to BronxCare Health with minor injuries. Both aides assist special-needs children with disabilities, sources added.

William Taft High School in the Bronx.A 53-year-old man sustained a laceration to the left arm, and a 30-year-old man suffered a minor laceration to his left hand. Google maps

The teen student fled the scene and was last seen carrying a blue backpack and wearing a black shirt and blue sweater, the outlet and sources said.

No arrests have been made, and an investigation remains ongoing.

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