FITCHBURG, MASS. (WHDH) – High school students in Fitchburg are returning to class one day after a classmate was stabbed at school.

Police arrested a Goodrich Academy student in connection with the stabbing Wednesday.

According to the Fitchburg Police Department, at approximately 1:59 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault at the school. Police said when they arrived they found a student with non-life-threatening stab wounds.

The student who was stabbed was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital for further treatment, authorities said. A 15-year-old classmate was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said.

Goodrich Academy was placed on lockdown while police responded.

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