Middle School Student Hurt in Stabbing Outside Prince George's County School

A middle school student in Prince George's County, Maryland, was stabbed in the head Friday morning during a fight outside a school in Accokeek, police and school officials say.

The fight involving three middle school students broke out about 8:45 a.m. after the students got off a school bus outside Accokeek Academy on Berry Road, authorities said.

Sources familiar with the investigation told News4 that a brother and sister who are both new to the school got into a fight with an eighth-grade student seconds after getting off the bus. The boy was stabbed in the head twice, sources said.

Medics took the injured student to a hospital. The student's injuries are not life-threatening, according to police and school officials.

"You know, it's just blood all over the place. His face was, his entire face was bleeding," student Caleb McBride said "It was just so shocking."

The brother and sister ran home and their grandfather brought them back to the school, sources said.

Officers with the Prince George's County Police Department detained two students, but said they did not take anyone into police custody and they did not find a weapon.

School administrators put the school on lockdown for about an hour after the stabbing, according to a letter the school's principal, Dr. Judy Adams, sent to parents.

Adams said the students involved would be disciplined according to the school system's policies.

She said there's a large police presence at the school as they continue to investigate.

"We don't know what these kids are going through at home. So, the only thing the parent can do is just pray that god cover our children when they leave and when they come home," mother Anita McBride said.

The school will follow normal dismissal procedures Friday afternoon, Adams said.

Police did not say what type of weapon was used in the fight.

Stay with News4 for updates to this developing story.