Woman Violently Stabbed During Fight In Lobby Of Buffalo School

A woman was stabbed yesterday, Thursday, December 8, 2022, in the lobby of a Buffalo school. The incident took place about 20 minutes before 6 pm. Two women, who do not work for the school or district, got into a dispute at the Dr. Lydia T. Wright School, known as Public School 89, located at 106 Appenheimer Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214. The victim was stabbed by the other woman. The injured woman was taken to Erie County Medical Center to be treated. The incident is being investigated, according to WGRZ.

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These Are The Top 10 Schools In Buffalo With Violence On Campus

According to the most recent data, these 10 Buffalo schools had the most reported incidents of assaults and weapons on campus.
When reviewing the list below, keep in mind these are only the most recent reported incidents, there may be situations that were never officially reported. This list is based solely on one school year, which was partially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many students were learning remotely. Each of the school's enrollment is listed next to the number of incidents.  The data does not provide any information about the scope of the assault or what type of weapon was found.

These 10 schools had the highest number of assaults and weapons on campus for the 2019-2020 school year, which is the most recent published data.
The totals below include the combined number of each of the following incidents: Assault - Physical Injury, Assault - Serious Physical Injury, Weapons Possession: Routine Security Check, and Weapons Possession: Other.

10. BUFFALO-CULINARY ART, HOSPITAL (Senior High) - 3 incidents / 354 students

9. D'YOUVILLE-PORTER CAMPUS (Elementary) - 4 incidents / 625 students

8. SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary) - 4 incidents / 1003 students

7. DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE (Elementary) - 4 incidents / 642 students

6. SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Senior High) - 4 incidents / 889 students

5. MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (Senior High) - 5 incidents / 320 students

4. PATHWAYS ACADEMY (Senior High) - 6 incidents / 249 students

3. BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL (Senior High) - 8 incidents / 461 students

2. ACADEMY SCHOOL (Junior-Senior High) - 10 incidents / 146 students

1. MCKINLEY VOC HIGH SCHOOL (Senior High) - 11 incidents / 990 students

Data provided by NYSED, analyzed by Yasmin Young