Teacher stops suspect from stabbing student at high school in Porterville

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A South Valley pedagogue is being hailed arsenic a leader for his courageous actions to intervene successful an equipped onslaught connected a student.

A caller representation allegedly shows a stabbing suspect, disguised arsenic a pupil with a backpack and hoodie, moments earlier an onslaught astatine Monache High School.

Police accidental 19-year-old Noah Seratte entered the field successful Porterville connected Monday morning.

After astir an hour, helium allegedly walked into Robert Sundre's schoolroom and stabbed a 15-year-old girl.

"I saw his manus travel up similar this, and I don't cognize what happened, I reacted, I grabbed the seat I was crossed the room, by the clip helium had a 2nd changeable coming in," said Mr. Sundre.

"He missed the 2nd stroke, if I retrieve right, and helium saw maine coming astatine him with a chair."

The fishy past ran away, but Sundre says helium near grounds behind.

"I saw the kid's backpack and opened it, and determination was a hammer," said Sundre.

After the stabbing, Sundre, who has been teaching for 30 years, rapidly focused his attraction connected the victim.

He applied unit to her coiled and instructed unit to telephone 911.

"I don't retrieve reacting that way, I conscionable reacted, and I can't explicate it, but I americium truthful thankful, for the students, that I did not freeze, and I tin assistance them and her," said Sundre.

Within moments, schoolhouse nurses responded, and not agelong after, Porterville constabulary arrested the fishy nearby.

We've learned Serrate is simply a erstwhile pupil who was expelled past twelvemonth and ne'er returned.

Authorities accidental helium was antecedently arrested for making threats against students and staff.

Monday's onslaught has administrators reviewing each of their protocols.

"We are looking astatine everything that took spot that greeting to truly marque definite that our field is harmless and our students are safe," said Monache High School Principal Shondra Walker.

Walker says she is thankful for the swift effect and for everyone who kept a disturbing concern from getting worse.

"There are not capable words to convey Mr Sundre for his response. He was faced with the unthinkable and responded instantaneously, truthful we are truthful grateful to him for that," said Walker.

The pupil is recovering and should beryllium backmost successful schoolhouse soon.

Mr. Sundre volition beryllium recognized astatine a schoolhouse committee gathering aboriginal this week.

As for the suspect, helium is being held without bail and is expected to beryllium successful tribunal aboriginal this week for an arraignment.

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