One dead, one injured in stabbing at a school in Arizona

PHOENIX (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A fight at a high school in Phoenix has left one student dead Tuesday.

The fight started inside a classroom at Maryvale High School in Phoenix, with the confrontation escalating with two students being stabbed.

The injured students were taken to different hospitals. One of the students died and the other student was reported to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say this was an isolated incident, and no other staff members or students were injured.

Tom Horne, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, issued a statement regarding the stabbing saying:

"The death of a student as the result of a stabbing at Maryvale High School is a terrible tragedy. Schools must be safe places. The on-campus school safety officer responded immediately, rendered aid to the student and did his job well. This terrible incident reinforces my commitment to doing everything possible to make schools safe."

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