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Barnegat High student stabbed, school locks down

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A student was stabbed during a fight in a Barnegat High School bathroom Friday morning.

A staff member told a school resource officer that there might have been an altercation between students involving a stabbing, police said.

Additional police officers responded with the SRO and found an unnamed student stabbed. The student was treated for injuries non considered life-threatening.

A shelter-in-place order was made.

An edged weapon was recovered. The Ocean County Sheriff's Department CSI Unit responded and processed the scene, collecting evidence, police said.

The shelter-in-place was lifted after officers and command staff determined there was no threat to student safety.

An investigation found that the student was stabbed during a fight among a group of juveniles, according to the report.

Charges are pending the completion of the ongoing investigation.

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