- A stabbing incident occurred at Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on Wednesday morning, resulting in injuries to two teachers and a pupil.
- The victims, identified as Fiona Elias (deputy head) and Liz Hopkin (special-needs teacher), were treated for knife wounds and have been discharged from the hospital.
- Darrel Campbell, a teacher at the school, played a crucial role in the incident by restraining the attacker.
Ammanford School Stabbing happened on Wednesday with three victims being released from the hospital after being treated for knife wounds. What happened at Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire was terrible. The victims include two teachers, Fiona Elias, the deputy head, and Liz Hopkin, a special needs teacher, as well as a pupil. The severity of the injuries was not life-threatening, as confirmed by Dyfed-Powys Police.
The incident unfolded in the early hours of Wednesday, with a teenage girl allegedly attacking two teachers and a pupil with a knife. The school was immediately put into a “code red” lockdown, causing students and staff to hide in classrooms, with one pupil even vaulting the school fence to escape. The lockdown lasted for approximately four hours, from 11:20 am to 3:20 pm, leading to a tense and anxious wait for parents who were seen tearfully hugging their children upon their release.
Darrel Campbell, a teacher at the school, played a crucial role in the incident. He rushed towards the suspected attacker and disarmed her, putting her in an armlock before emergency services arrived. Campbell, who has been a teacher at the school for around 40 years, officially retired last year but was brought back on a part-time basis to provide pastoral care. Despite the attention and recognition he has received for his actions, Campbell himself does not consider himself a hero. His brother, Cefin Campbell, a Senedd member for Mid and West Wales, stated that Darrel Campbell acted instinctively, seeing the danger and taking action. Darrel Campbell is said to be understandably shaken by the incident but has expressed his intention to return to work when the school reopens, to support his colleagues and the students.
All that happened sparked discussions about the security measures in schools across Wales, with Darrel Campbell raising questions about the need for increased security measures, such as bag checks, metal detectors, and random police checks. He expressed hope that the incident would not be a one-off and called for a reevaluation of how society moves forward in the face of changing security threats. Amman Valley School, also known as Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, is a bilingual comprehensive school serving 1,450 school pupils and 270 sixth form students. The school will remain closed on Thursday to allow police to continue their investigation.
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